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The County of New York is the most densely populated county in the United States, and one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with a 2008 population of 1,634,795[2] living in a land area of 22.96 square miles (59.47 km²
, or 71,201 residents per square mile (27,485/km². It is also one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, with a 2005 personal income per capita above $100,000.[3] Manhattan is the third-largest of New York's five boroughs in population.
В текста вероятно е сбъркано, защото цялата статия е за Манхатън и точно Манхатън е 1,6 милиона. Ето пак в уики: [
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New York's Five Boroughs at a Glance
Jurisdiction Population Land Area
Borough of County estimate for
1 July 2009 square
miles square
km
1.
Manhattan New York 1,629,054
2. Brooklyn Kings 2,567,098
3. Queens Queens 2,306,712
4. The Bronx Bronx 1,397,287
5. Staten Island Richmond 491,730
City of New York 8,391,881 303 786
State of New York 19,541,453 47,214 122,284
Source: United States Census Bureau[1][2][3]
The percentage of New York City population residing in each borough (from bottom to top): 1. Manhattan, 2. Brooklyn, 3. Queens, 4. The Bronx and 5. Staten Island. (Populations before 1898 are for the areas now enclosed in the present boroughs.)New York City is often referred to collectively as the Five Boroughs; the term is used to refer to New York City as a whole unambiguously, avoiding confusion with any particular borough or with the greater metropolitan area. It is often used by politicians to counter a focus on Manhattan and to place all five boroughs on equal footing. The term Outer Boroughs refers to all the boroughs excluding Manhattan (although the geographic center of the city is along the Brooklyn/Queens border).
Unlike most American cities, which lie within a single county, extend partially into another county, or constitute a county in themselves, each of New York City's five boroughs is coextensive with a county of New York state.
All boroughs were created in 1898 during consolidation, when the city's current boundaries were established. The Borough of Bronx was originally the parts of New York County that had been previously ceded by Westchester County, until Bronx County was created in 1914. The Borough of Queens originally consisted of just the western part of a larger
Значи - Манхатън - 1,6 мил, Бруклин - 2,5 мил. Куинс - 2,3 мил., Бронкс - 1,3 мил и Стейтън - около 500 хил. Наистиан Манхатън е трети по население в Ню Йорк Сити
, като обаче населението му е по-гоямо от това на метро-София
Редактиран 2 път(и).Последна редакция на 2011-03-11 09:46 от Joan.
