New Orleans
La Nouvelle-Orléans (French) Nouvèl Orleans (Louisiana Creole) |
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Nicknames:
"The Crescent City", "The Big Easy", "The City That Care Forgot", "NOLA", "The City of Yes", "Hollywood South", "The Creole City"
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Coordinates: 29°58′34″N 90°4′42″W / 29.97611°N 90.07833°W / 29.97611; -90.07833 | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Orleans (coterminous) |
Founded | 1718; 306 years ago (1718) |
Founded by | Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville |
Named for | Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723) |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | LaToya Cantrell (D) |
• Council | New Orleans City Council |
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 | |
• Consolidated city-parish | 383,997 |
• Density | 2,267/sq mi (875/km2) |
• Urban | 963,212 (US: 49th) |
• Urban density | 3,563.8/sq mi (1,376.0/km2) |
• Metro | 1,270,530 (US: 45th) |
Demonym | New Orleanian |
GDP | |
• Consolidated city-parish | $27.333 billion (2022) |
• Metro | $94.031 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 504 |
FIPS code | 22-55000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1629985 |
Website | nola |
New Orleans
La Nouvelle-Orléans (French) Nouvèl Orleans (Louisiana Creole) |
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Nicknames:
"The Crescent City", "The Big Easy", "The City That Care Forgot", "NOLA", "The City of Yes", "Hollywood South", "The Creole City"
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Coordinates: 29°58′34″N 90°4′42″W / 29.97611°N 90.07833°W / 29.97611; -90.07833 | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Orleans (coterminous) |
Founded | 1718; 306 years ago (1718) |
Founded by | Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville |
Named for | Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723) |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | LaToya Cantrell (D) |
• Council | New Orleans City Council |
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 | |
• Consolidated city-parish | 383,997 |
• Density | 2,267/sq mi (875/km2) |
• Urban | 963,212 (US: 49th) |
• Urban density | 3,563.8/sq mi (1,376.0/km2) |
• Metro | 1,270,530 (US: 45th) |
Demonym | New Orleanian |
GDP | |
• Consolidated city-parish | $27.333 billion (2022) |
• Metro | $94.031 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 504 |
FIPS code | 22-55000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1629985 |
Website | nola |