See soorce fer Houston

{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Houston, Texas
|official_name            = Ceety o Houston
|settlement_type          = [[Ceety]]
|nickname                 = Space Ceety (offeecial), <small>[[Nicknames o Houston|mair...]]</small>
|image_skyline            = Houston_montage.jpg
|imagesize                =
|image_caption            = 
|image_flag               = Flag of Houston, Texas.svg
|image_seal               = Seal of Houston, Texas.png
|image_map                = Harris County Houston.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location o Houston ceety leemits in an aroond Harris Coonty
|image_map1               =
|map_caption1             =
|pushpin_map=USA
|pushpin_map_caption=Location in the [[Unitit States o Americae]]
|subdivision_type         = [[Leet o sovereign states|Kintra]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[Leet o coonties in Texas|Coonties]]
|subdivision_name         = {{flag|Unitit States o Americae}}
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Texas}}
|subdivision_name2        = {{nowrap|[[Harris Coonty, Texas|Harris]], [[Fort Bend Coonty, Texas|Fort&nbsp;Bend]], [[Montgomery Coonty, Texas|Montgomery]]}}
|government_type          = [[Mayor–cooncil govrenment|Mayor–cooncil]]
|governing_body           = [[Houston Ceety Cooncil]]
|leader_title             = [[Leet o mayors o Houston|Mayor]]
|leader_name              = [[Annise Parker]]
|area_magnitude           = 1 E8
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_metro_sq_mi         = 10062
|area_total_sq_mi         = 627.8
|area_total_km2           = 1625.2
|area_land_km2            = 1552.9
|area_land_sq_mi          = 599.59
|area_water_sq_mi         = 27.9
|area_water_km2           = 72.3
|population_as_of         = 2010 Census
|population_footnotes     =<ref name=2010Census>{{cite web | title = Texas by Place - GCT-T1-R. Census | work=US Census | accessdate = 2014-02-23 | url = http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/City-wins-census-appeal-count-adjusted-4087372.php | title=City wins census appeal; count adjusted | publisher=Houston Chronicle | date=3 December 2012 | last=Lee | first=Renée C. | accessdate=23 February 2014}}</ref>
|population_total         = 2195914	<small>([[Leet o Unitit States ceeties bi population|4t U.S.]])</small>
|population_urban         = 4944332 <small>([[Leet o Unitit States urban auries|7t U.S.]])</small>
|population_metro         = 6313158 <small>([[Table o Unitit States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|5t U.S.]])</small>
|population_note          =
|population_density_sq_mi = 3,662
|population_density_km2   = 1,414
|population_blank1_title = [[Demonym]]
|population_blank1 = Houstonian
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         =
|postal_code              =
|area_code                = [[Aurie code 281|281]], [[Aurie code 346|346]], [[Aurie code 713|713]], [[Aurie code 832|832]]
|coordinates              = {{coord|29|45|46|N|95|22|59|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 13
|elevation_ft             = 43
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporatit]]
|established_date         = Juin 5, 1837
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 48-35000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1380948<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
|website                  = [http://www.houstontx.gov/ houstontx.gov]
|footnotes                =
}}
'''Houston''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Houston.ogg|ˈ|h|juː|s|t|ən}}) is the fowert-lairgest ceety in the [[Unitit States]] o Americae an the lairgest ceety in the state o [[Texas]]. As o the 2009 U.S. Census estimate, the ceety haed a population o 2.3 million athin an aurie o 579 square mile (1,500 km2). Houston is the seat o [[Harris Coonty, Texas|Harris Coonty]] an the economic centre o the [[Greater Houston|Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan aurie]]—the saxt-lairgest metropolitan aurie in the U.S. wi a population o 5.9 million.

Houston wis foondit on August 30, 1836, bi brithers [[Augustus Chapman Allen]] an [[John Kirby Allen]] on land naur the banks o [[Buffalo Bayou]]. The ceety wis incorporatit on Juin 5, 1837, an named efter then-Preses o the [[Republic o Texas]]—umwhile General [[Sam Houston]]—who haed commandit at the [[Battle o San Jacinto]], whilk teuk place 25 mile (40&nbsp;km) east o whaur the ceety wis established. The burgeonin port an railwey industry, combined wi ile discivery in 1901, haes induced continual surges in the ceety's population. In the mid-twintiet century, Houston became the hame o the [[Texas Medical Centre]]—the warld's lairgest concentration o heal care an research institutions—an NASA's [[Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre|Johnson Space Centre]], whaur the [[Mission Control Centre (NASA)|Mission Control Centre]] is locatit.<ref>Texas Medical Center. (2006). In 'A Vision for Strategic Growth'. September 14, 2010 from http://www.texasmedicalcenter.org/NR/rdonlyres/2C814975-2A2B-4AC1-B898-0C424A311C28/0/50YearMasterPlanLowRes2006UpdateV2.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717142402/http://www.texasmedicalcenter.org/NR/rdonlyres/2C814975-2A2B-4AC1-B898-0C424A311C28/0/50YearMasterPlanLowRes2006UpdateV2.pdf |date=2011-07-17 }}</ref>

Ratit as a beta [[global ceety|warld ceety]], Houston's economy haes a braid industrial base in the energy, manufacturin, aeronautics, transportation, an heal care sectors an is a leadin centre for biggin oilfield equipment; anerlie New York Ceety is hame tae mair [[Fortune 500]] heidquarters in the ceety leemits.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2011/cities/ ''Fortune'' 500 2010: Cities] Accessed May 25, 2011</ref><ref name="kearney">{{cite web | title = A.T. Kearney Global Cities Index 2010 | work = A.T. Kearney | accessdate = May 25, 2011 | url = http://www.atkearney.com/images/global/pdf/Urban_Elite-GCI_2010.pdf | archive-date = 2011-09-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025715/http://www.atkearney.com/images/global/pdf/Urban_Elite-GCI_2010.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> The [[Port o Houston]] ranks first in the Unitit States in internaitional watterborne tonnage handled an seicont in tot fraucht tonnage handled.<ref name="port ranking">[http://www.aapa-ports.org/files/Statistics/2004%5FUS%5FPORT%5FCARGO%5FTONNAGE%5FRANKINGS.xls U.S. Port Ranking by Cargo Volume 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107091819/http://www.aapa-ports.org/files/Statistics/2004_US_PORT_CARGO_TONNAGE_RANKINGS.xls |date=2010-01-07 }}. Port Industry Information, ''American Association of Port Authorities''. 2004. Retrieved on 2007-01-15. {{Wayback|url=http://www.aapa-ports.org/files/Statistics/2004%5FUS%5FPORT%5FCARGO%5FTONNAGE%5FRANKINGS.xls|date =20070927222840|bot=DASHBot}}</ref> The ceety haes a population frae various ethnic an releegious backgrunds an a lairge an growin internaitional community. It is hame tae mony cultural institutions an exhibits—attractin mair nor 7&nbsp;million visitors a year tae the [[Houston Museum Destrict]]. Houston haes an active visual an performin airts scene in the [[Houston Theatre Destrict|Theatre Destrict]] an is ane o few U.S. ceeties that affer year-roond resident companies in aw major [[performin airts]].<ref name = "ikvngd">"{{PDFlink|[http://www.houston.org/pdf/research/20AW005.pdf Museums and Cultural Arts]|31.8&nbsp;KB}}", ''Greater Houston Partnership''. Retrieved on 2009-03-21.</ref>

== Twin touns an sister ceeties ==
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|-
|valign="top"|
:{{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taipei]], Taiwan (1963)
:{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Huelva]], Spain (1969)
:{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]], Japan (1973)
:{{flagicon|France}} [[Nice]], Fraunce (1973)
:{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Baku]], Azerbaijan (1976)
:{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Grampian|Grampian Region]], Scotland (1979)
:{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Stavanger]], Norrowey (1980)
:{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Perth]], Australie (1983)
:{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey (1986)
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|valign="top"|
:{{flagicon|China}} [[Shenzhen]], Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (1986)
:{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Guayaquil]], Ecuador (1987)
:{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Leipzig]], Germany (1993)
:{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Tyumen]], Roushie (1995)
:{{flagicon|the United Arab Emirates}} [[Abu Dhabi]], Unitit Arab Emirates (2001)
:{{flagicon|Angola}} [[Luanda]], Angolae (2003)
:{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Tampico]], Mexico (2003)
:{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Karachi]], Pakistan (2009)
|}

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[[Category:Ceeties in Texas]]
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[[Category:Populatit places established in 1836]]


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