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New York City is located at the south of New York State. In the west, through the Hudson River in New Jersey, from the southern city by the Atlantic Ocean. New York is divided into 5 districts (boroughs): Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island.
The total area of New York City - 785 square meters. км. km. Manhattan - the smallest district covers an area of 59 sq. km. This is the island from north to south and is separated from the mainland, two rivers Hudson and East River. Its length - 21.5 km, width - from 1.3 to 3.7 km.
.jpg) The population of Manhattan - 1.7 million people, Brooklyn - 2.6 million, the Queens - 2.1 million, the Bronx - 1.3 million, Staiten Island - 0.6 million. Population of Greater New York - 18 million inhabitants.
Major ethnic groups: 43.0% - ex-Europeans, 25.1% - African-Americans, 24.4% - came from the Caribbean and Central America. Others - people of Asian descent.
In New York, 1545 parks, among them - Central Park, which occupies 5% of the area of Manhattan, 65 bridges, 200 skyscrapers, 10,250 km of streets and roads, 3500 churches and temples of other religions, 12200 taxis.
New York - a world financial center, a world center of culture and art. No wonder New York is called «capital of the world». New York - this is NEW YORK! |
