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New Orleans
Ceety an Pairish
Ceety o New Orleans
Frae tap left: A teepical New Orleans mansion off St. Charles Avenue, a streetcar passin bi Loyola Varsity an Tulane Varsity, the skyline o the Central Business Destrict, Jackson Square, an a view o Ryal Street in the French Quarter
Frae tap left: A teepical New Orleans mansion off St. Charles Avenue, a streetcar passin bi Loyola Varsity an Tulane Varsity, the skyline o the Central Business Destrict, Jackson Square, an a view o Ryal Street in the French Quarter
Banner o New Orleans
Banner
Official seal of New Orleans
Seal
Eik-name(s): 
The Crescent Ceety; The Big Easy; The Ceety That Care Forgot; Nawlins; NOLA
Location in the U.S. state o Louisiana
Location in the U.S. state o Louisiana
New Orleans is located in the Unitit States
New Orleans
New Orleans
Location in the Unitit States o Americae
Coordinates: 29°57′N 90°4′W / 29.950°N 90.067°W / 29.950; -90.067Coordinates: 29°57′N 90°4′W / 29.950°N 90.067°W / 29.950; -90.067
Kintra Unitit States
State Louisiana
PairishOrleans
Foondit1718
Govrenment
 • MayorLaToya Cantrell (D)
Area
 • Ceety an Pairish900 km2 (350 sq mi)
 • Laund440 km2 (169 sq mi)
 • Water470 km2 (181 sq mi)
 • Metro
9,726.6 km2 (3,755.2 sq mi)
Elevation
-2 to 6 m (-6.5 to 20 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Ceety an Pairish384,320 (US: 50t)
 • Density858/km2 (2,274/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,240,977 (US: 45t)
Demonym(s)New Orleanian
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)504
Websitenola.gov

New Orleans (/nuː ˈɔːrlɪnz/,[2][3] /nuː ˈɔːrliənz/, /nuː ɔːrˈliːnz/, or /ˈnɔːrlənz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃] ( listen)) is a major Unitit States port an the lairgest ceety an metropolitan aurie in the state o Louisiana. It wis named in honour o Philippe d'Orléans, Duke o Orléans (Regent o Fraunce for the child Louis XV)

Sister ceeties

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New Orleans haes ten sister ceeties:[4]

References

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  1. ↑ "County Totals Datasets: Population Estimates".
  2. ↑ Romer, Megan. "How to Say 'New Orleans' Correctly". About Travel. about.com. Archived frae the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 31 Januar 2015.
  3. ↑ "Merriam-Webster Pronunciation". Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, Inc. Retrieved 31 Januar 2015.
  4. ↑ Sister Cities designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI) Archived 2005-12-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
  5. ↑ Hammer, David (16 September 2007). "Marconi Meadows is fertile ground to replant a festival that celebrates diversity". The Times-Picayune. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
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