Honolulu County, Hawaii | |||
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Consolidated city-county | |||
City and County of Honolulu | |||
Downtown Honolulu, the city and county urban center, in 2007.
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Motto: Haʻaheo No ʻO Honolulu (The Pride of Honolulu) |
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Location in the state of Hawaii (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands not shown) |
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Country | United States of America | ||
State | Hawaiʻi | ||
Incorporated | April 30, 1907 | ||
Seat | Honolulu | ||
Government | |||
• Type | Mayor-Council | ||
• Mayor | Kirk Caldwell | ||
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Area | |||
• Total | 2,128 sq mi (5,510 km2) | ||
• Land | 601 sq mi (1,560 km2) | ||
• Water | 1,527 sq mi (3,950 km2) 71.8% | ||
Population (2015) | |||
• Total | 998,714 | ||
• Density | 1,461/sq mi (564/km2) | ||
Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (UTC-10) | ||
ZIP Code | 96801–96898 | ||
Area code(s) | 808 | ||
Website | www.honolulu.gov |
Honolulu County (officially known as the City and County of Honolulu, formerly Oahu County) is a consolidated city–county located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The City and County includes both the city of Honolulu (the state's capital and largest city) and the rest of the island of Oʻahu, as well as several minor outlying islands, including all of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (islands beyond Niihau) except Midway Atoll.
The consolidated city-county was established in the city charter adopted in 1907 and accepted by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaiʻi. As a municipal corporation and jurisdiction it manages aspects of government traditionally exercised by both municipalities and counties in the rest of the United States.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 953,207. Because of Hawaii's municipal structure, the United States Census Bureau divides Honolulu County into several census-designated places for statistical purposes.
The current mayor of Honolulu County is Kirk Caldwell, who reclaimed the job from the person who defeated him in a 2010 special election, Peter Carlisle, in 2013. The county motto is Haʻaheo No ʻO Honolulu (Honolulu Pride).