Houston (
i/ˈhjuːstən/) is the fowert-lairgest ceety in the Unitit States o Americae an the lairgest ceety in the state o Texas. As o the 2009 U.S. Census estimate, the ceety haed a population o 2.3 million athin an aurie o 579 square mile (1,500 km2). Houston is the seat o Harris Coonty an the economic centre o the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan aurie—the saxt-lairgest metropolitan aurie in the U.S. wi a population o 5.9 million.
Houston, Texas | |
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| Ceety o Houston | |
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| Eik-name(s): Space Ceety (offeecial), mair... | |
 Location o Houston ceety leemits in an aroond Harris Coonty | |
  Houston, Texas Location in the Unitit States o Americae | |
| Coordinates: 29°45′46″N 95°22′59″W | |
| Kintra |  Unitit States o Americae |
| State |  Texas |
| Coonties | Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery |
| Incorporatit | Juin 5, 1837 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor–cooncil |
| • Bodi | Houston Ceety Cooncil |
| • Mayor | Annise Parker |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 1625.2 km2 (627.8 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 1552.9 km2 (599.59 sq mi) |
| • Water | 72.3 km2 (27.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 26,060 km2 (10062 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Ceety | 2,195,914 (4t U.S.) |
| • Density | 1,414/km2 (3,662/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,944,332 (7t U.S.) |
| • Metro | 6,313,158 (5t U.S.) |
| • Demonym | Houstonian |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 281, 346, 713, 832 |
| FIPS code | 48-35000[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380948[4] |
| Website | houstontx.gov |
Houston wis foondit on August 30, 1836, bi brithers Augustus Chapman Allen an John Kirby Allen on land naur the banks o Buffalo Bayou. The ceety wis incorporatit on Juin 5, 1837, an named efter then-Preses o the Republic o Texas—umwhile General Sam Houston—who haed commandit at the Battle o San Jacinto, whilk teuk place 25 mile (40 km) east o whaur the ceety wis established. The burgeonin port an railwey industry, combined wi ile discivery in 1901, haes induced continual surges in the ceety's population. In the mid-twintiet century, Houston became the hame o the Texas Medical Centre—the warld's lairgest concentration o heal care an research institutions—an NASA's Johnson Space Centre, whaur the Mission Control Centre is locatit.[5]
Ratit as a beta warld ceety, Houston's economy haes a braid industrial base in the energy, manufacturin, aeronautics, transportation, an heal care sectors an is a leadin centre for biggin oilfield equipment; anerlie New York Ceety is hame tae mair Fortune 500 heidquarters in the ceety leemits.[6][7] The Port o Houston ranks first in the Unitit States in internaitional watterborne tonnage handled an seicont in tot fraucht tonnage handled.[8] The ceety haes a population frae various ethnic an releegious backgrunds an a lairge an growin internaitional community. It is hame tae mony cultural institutions an exhibits—attractin mair nor 7 million visitors a year tae the Houston Museum Destrict. Houston haes an active visual an performin airts scene in the Theatre Destrict an is ane o few U.S. ceeties that affer year-roond resident companies in aw major performin airts.[9]
Twin touns an sister ceeties
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