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Virginie Strand is a independent ceity locatit in the U.S. state o Virginie. As o the 2010 census, the population wis 437,994.[3] In 2013, the population wis estimatit tae be 448,479.[4] It is the maist populous ceity in Virginie as weel as the 39t maist populous in the Unitit States.
Virginie Strand | |
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Independent ceety | |
Ceety of Virginie Strand | |
The Virginie Strand oceanfront in July 2008 | |
Eik-name(s): "The Resort Ceety", "Neptune Ceety" | |
Motto(s): Landmarks o Oor Naition's Beginnin | |
Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
Coordinates: 36.8506°N 75.9779°W / 36.8506; -75.9779 | |
Kintra | Unitit States |
State | Virginie |
Coonty | Princess Anne (Independent ceety) |
Incorporatit (toun) | 1906 |
Incorporatit (ceety) | 1952 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Cooncil-manager |
• Mayor | Will Sessoms (R) |
Area | |
• Independent ceety | 1,290 km2 (497 sq mi) |
• Laund | 640 km2 (249 sq mi) |
• Water | 640 km2 (248 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (10 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Independent ceety | 448,479(39t) |
• Urban | 1,212,000 |
• Metro | 1,707,369 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 757 |
FIPS code | 51-82000[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1500261[2] |
Website | http://www.vbgov.com/ |
Virginie Strand is a pairt o the Virginie Strand-Norfolk-Newport News (Hampton Roads) metropolitan area. The area includes the ceities o Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, an Suffolk, as weel as ither smawer ceities, coonties an touns o Hampton Roads. The area is kent as "America's First Region."
Virginie Strand is best kent as a resort toun. It haes miles o beaches an hunders o hottles, motels, an restaurants alang the Atlantic Ocean an Chesapeake Bay. It is hame tae several state pairks, three militar bases, a nummer o muckle corporations, an twa varsities. It wis the steid o the first laundin o Inglis colonists gangin tae Jamestoun.
The ceity is leetit in the Guinness Book of Records as haein the langest pleasur beach in the warld. It is at the soothren end o the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, the langest brig-tunnel in the warld.