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The Big Easy

New Orleans, Louisiana
Consolidated city-parish
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
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
Flag of New Orleans, Louisiana
Flag
Official seal of New Orleans, Louisiana
Seal
Nickname(s): The Crescent City; The Big Easy; The City That Care Forgot; Nawlins; NOLA
Location in the U.S. state of Louisiana
Location in the U.S. state of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana is located in the US
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Location in the United States of America
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
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 350 sq mi (900 km2)
 • Land 169 sq mi (440 km2)
 • Water 181 sq mi (470 km2)
 • Metro 3,755.2 sq mi (9,726.6 km2)
Elevation -6.5 to 20 ft (-2 to 6 m)
Population (2015)
 • Consolidated city-parish 389,617 (US: 49th)
 • Density 2,274/sq mi (858/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
Website nola.gov

New Orleans (/n ˈɔːrlnz, -ˈɔːrli.ənz, -ɔːrˈlnz/, or /ˈnɔːrlnz/; 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.


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