Norfolk, Virginie

Norfolk, Virginie
Independent ceety
Ceety o Norfolk
Clockwise frae top: Dountoun Norfolk skyline as viewed frae athort the Elizabeth River, USS Wisconsin battleship museum, Ocean View Pier, The Tide licht rail, ships at Naval Station Norfolk, heestoric homes in Ghent
Banner Seal
Motto(s):  Crescas (Laitin for, "Thou shalt grow.")
Norfolk, Virginie Location in the Unitit States
Coordinates: 36°55′N 76°12′W
Kintra	Unitit States o Americae
State	Virginie
Foondit	1682
Incorporatit	1736
Govrenment
• Mayor	Paul D. Fraim (D)
Area
• Independent ceety	250 km2 (96 sq mi)
• Laund	140 km2 (54 sq mi)
• Water	110 km2 (42 sq mi)
Elevation	2.13 m (7 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Independent ceety	246,392 (78t)
• Density	1,733/km2 (4488/sq mi)
• Urban	1,047,869
• Metro	1,672,319
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	23501-23515, 23517-23521, 23523, 23529, 23541, 23551
Area code(s)	757
Demonym	Norfolkian
FIPS code	51-57000
GNIS featur ID	1497051
Website	http://www.norfolk.gov/

Norfolk (/ˈnɔːrfᵿk/ NOR-fək, local /ˈnɒfʊk/ NOF-uuk) is an independent ceety in the Commonweel o Virginie, Unitit States o Americae.

Sister ceeties

Norfolk haes several sister ceeties:

• Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefectur, Japan (1963)
• Wilhelmshaven, Lawer Saxony, Germany (1976)
• Norfolk (Coonty), Unitit Kinrick (1986)
• Toulon, Fraunce (1989) (Europe's lairgest militar harbour)
• Kaliningrad, Roushie (1992)
• Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadae (2006)
• Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (2008)
• Kochi, Indie (2010)
• Tema, Ghana (2010)
• Ningbo, Cheenae (2012)