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
Ceety
Skyline o Detroit
Banner Seal
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[1]
Kintra	Unitit States
State	Michigan
Coonty	Wayne
Foondit	1701
Incorporatit	1806
Govrenment
• Teep	Mayor-Cooncil
• Mayor	Dave Bing (D)
• Ceety Cooncil	Members Charles Pugh – Cooncil Preses Gary Brown – Cooncil Preses Pro-Tem JoAnn Watson Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. Saunteel Jenkins Andre Spivey James Tate Brenda Jones Kwame Kenyatta
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 [1]	200 m (600 ft)
Population  (2011)[2][3]
• 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

Detroit 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

1. "Detroit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 Julie 2009..
2. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived frae the original on 25 Mey 2012. Retrieved 3 Mairch 2012.
3. "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.
4. O ceeties ower 100,000 in population. A few smawer ceeties like Niagara Faws, New York an aa are north o Canadae.
5. Lawrence, Peter (2009).Interview with Michigan's Governor Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, Corporate Design Foundation. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
6. "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
7. "SAE World Congress convenes in Detroit". Retrieved 12 Apryle 2007.
8. "Sister Cities Program | City of Detroit". www.detroitmi.gov. Archived frae the original on 29 Juin 2010. Retrieved 1 Julie 2010.
9. "International Sister Cities". City.toyota.aichi.jp. Archived frae the original on 17 Januar 2010. Retrieved 1 Julie 2010.
10. "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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