Detroit
Detroit (frae the French: Détroit) is the lairgest ceety in the US state o Michigan an the seat o Wayne Coonty. Detroit is a major port ceety on the Detroit River, in the Midwast region o the Unitit States. Locatit north o Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the anerlie major[4] U.S. ceety that leuks sooth tae Canadae. It wis foondit on 24 Julie 1701 bi the Frenchman Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.
Detroit | |
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 Skyline o Detroit | |
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| Eik-name(s): The Motor City, Motown, Renaissance City, The D, Hockeytown, The Automotive Capital of the World, Rock City, The 313 | |
| Motto(s): Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Laitin: We Howp For Better Things; It Shall Rise Fae the Ashes) | |
 Location athin Wayne Coonty, Michigan an the state o Michigan | |
  Detroit Location athin the contiguous Unitit States o Americae | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′53″N 83°02′45″W / 42.33139°N 83.04583°WCoordinates: 42°19′53″N 83°02′45″W / 42.33139°N 83.04583°W[1] | |
| Kintra |  Unitit States |
| State |  Michigan |
| Coonty | Wayne |
| Foondit | 1701 |
| Incorporatit | 1806 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor-Cooncil |
| • Mayor | Dave Bing (D) |
| • Ceety Cooncil | Members
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| Area | |
| • Ceety | 370 km2 (143.0 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 359 km2 (138.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,350 km2 (1295 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 10,130 km2 (3913 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (600 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Ceety | 706,585 |
| • Rank | 18t in U.S. |
| • Density | 1,985/km2 (5142/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,863,924 |
| • Metro | 4,285,832 (US: 13t) |
| • CSA | 5207434 (US: 11t) |
| Demonym(s) | Detroiter |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 313 |
| FIPS code | 26-22000 |
| GNIS featur ID | 1617959[1] |
| Major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Coonty Airport (DTW) |
| Website | DetroitMI.gov |
Kent as the automotive centre o the warld,[5] "Detroit" is a metonym fur the American automobile industry an a important soorce o popular muisic legacies celebratit bi the ceety's twa kenspeckle eiknames, The Motor Ceety an Motoun.[6][7]
Sister ceeties
eeditDetroit haes seiven sister ceeties, as designate bi Sister Cities International: [8]
Toyota, Japan[9]
Dubai, Unitit Arab Emirates
Chennai, Indie
Turin, Italy[10]
Kitwe, Zambie
Minsk, Belaroushie
Nassau, Bahamas
Chongqing, Cheenae
Detroit haes a lang an gey close relationship wi nearbi:
Windsor, Ontario, Canadae
References
eedit- ↑ a b c "Detroit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 Julie 2009..
- ↑ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived frae the original on 25 Mey 2012. Retrieved 3 Mairch 2012.
- ↑ "Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 Juin 2013.
- ↑ O ceeties ower 100,000 in population. A few smawer ceeties like Niagara Faws, New York an aa are north o Canadae.
- ↑ Lawrence, Peter (2009).Interview with Michigan's Governor Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, Corporate Design Foundation. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
- ↑ "Michigan Cities". Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Archived frae the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 8 Apryle 2007.
[Detroit] is the automobile capital of the world
- ↑ "SAE World Congress convenes in Detroit". Retrieved 12 Apryle 2007.
- ↑ "Sister Cities Program | City of Detroit". www.detroitmi.gov. Archived frae the original on 29 Juin 2010. Retrieved 1 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "International Sister Cities". City.toyota.aichi.jp. Archived frae the original on 17 Januar 2010. Retrieved 1 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Città di Torino - Relazioni Internazionali". Comune.torino.it. 7 Apryle 1998. Archived frae the original on 27 Mey 2010. Retrieved 1 Julie 2010.
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