New Orleans, USA
| New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
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| City of New Orleans | |||
From top clockwise: View of the Central Business District and Mercedes-Benz Superdome, an RTA Streetcar passing through Mid-City, a view of Royal Street in the French Quarter, a typical New Orleans mansion off St. Charles Avenue, and the St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square
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| Nickname(s): The Crescent City; The Big Easy; The City That Care Forgot; Nawlins; NOLA | |||
 Location of New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. |
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 New Orleans, Louisiana
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| Coordinates: 29°57′N 90°4′W / 29.950°N 90.067°WCoordinates: 29°57′N 90°4′W / 29.950°N 90.067°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Louisiana | ||
| Parish | Orleans | ||
| Founded | 1718 | ||
| Named for | Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Mitch Landrieu (D) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Consolidated city-parish | 349.85 sq mi (906.10 km2) | ||
| • Land | 169.42 sq mi (438.80 km2) | ||
| • Water | 180.43 sq mi (467.30 km2) | ||
| • Metro | 3,755.2 sq mi (9,726.6 km2) | ||
| Elevation | -6.5 to 20 ft (-2 to 6 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Consolidated city-parish | 343,829 | ||
| • Estimate (2016) | 391,495 | ||
| • Density | 2,310.78/sq mi (892.20/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 1,262,888 (US: 46th) | ||
| Demonym(s) | New Orleanian | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
| Area code(s) | 504 | ||
| FIPS code | 22-55000 | ||
| Website | nola.gov | ||
New Orleans (/njuː ˈɔːrli.ənz, -ˈɔːrˈliːnz, -ˈɔːrlənz/, or /ˈnɔːrlənz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃]) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.
The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States. The New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,452,502. Before Hurricane Katrina, Orleans Parish was the most populous parish in Louisiana. As of 2015, it ranks third in population, trailing neighboring Jefferson Parish, and East Baton Rouge Parish.
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