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Honolulu
The Ceety an Coonty o Honolulu
Clockwise frae tap: aerial view o Downtown Honolulu, Pearl Harbor richt ootside the ceety, statue o Keeng Kamehameha I in front o Aliʻiolani Hale in ceety centre, Diamond Head, watterfront on Waikīkī Beach an Honolulu Hale (Ceety Haw)
Clockwise frae tap: aerial view o Downtown Honolulu, Pearl Harbor richt ootside the ceety, statue o Keeng Kamehameha I in front o Aliʻiolani Hale in ceety centre, Diamond Head, watterfront on Waikīkī Beach an Honolulu Hale (Ceety Haw)
Banner o Honolulu
Banner
Official seal of Honolulu
Seal
Eik-name(s): 
Crossroads o the Paceefic, Sheltered Bay, Toun,[1] HNL, The Big Pineapple, Paradise
Motto(s): 
Haʻaheo No ʻO Honolulu (The Pride o Honolulu)[2]
Location in Honolulu Coonty an the state o Hawaii
Location in Honolulu Coonty an the state o Hawaii
Honolulu is located in Hawaii
Honolulu
Honolulu
Location in Honolulu Coonty an the state o Hawaii
Coordinates: 21°18′32″N 157°49′34″W / 21.30889°N 157.82611°W / 21.30889; -157.82611Coordinates: 21°18′32″N 157°49′34″W / 21.30889°N 157.82611°W / 21.30889; -157.82611
KintraUnitit States
StateHawaii Hawaii
Coonty Honolulu
IncorporatitAprile 30, 1907[3]
Govrenment
 • MayorKirk Caldwell
 • Cooncil
Area
 • State Caipital177.2 km2 (68.4 sq mi)
 • Laund156.7 km2 (60.5 sq mi)
 • Water20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (19 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • State Caipital390,738 (46t)
 • Density2152.2/km2 (5,574/sq mi)
 • Metro
953,207
Demonym(s)Honolulan
Time zoneUTC−10 (Hawaiian (HST))
Zip Code
96801-96850
Area code(s)808
FIPS code15-17000
GNIS featur ID0366212

Honolulu (US Inglis: [ˌhoʊnəˈluːluː]; Hawaiian: [honoˈlulu]) is the caipital o an the maist populous census-designatit place (CDP) in the U.S. state o Hawaii. Although the name "Honolulu" refers tae the urban aurie on the sootheastren shore o the island o Oahu, the city an the coonty are consolidatit, kent as the Ceety an Coonty o Honolulu, an the city an coonty are designatit as the entire island.

The Ceety an Coonty o Honolulu is the ae incorporatit ceety in Hawaii, as aw ither local govrenment entities are admeenistered at the coonty level. Honolulu is an aa referred tae as the business an trade caipital o the Paceefic, an it is the lairgest ceety in the Sooth Paceefic alang wi bein the Unitit States maist soothwasterly lairge city. The population o the CDP wis 371,657 at the 2000 census, whiles the population o the City an Coonty wis 909,863, makkin it the 57t-lairgest metropolitan area in the Unitit States. Honolulu is an aa the maist populous state caipital relative tae state population.

In the Hawaiian leid, Honolulu means "sheltert bay" or "place o shelter". Honolulu haes been the caipital o the Hawaiian islands syne 1845 an gained historical recognition follaein the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor naur the ceety on 7 December 1941.

Sister an twin ceeties

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Amang the sister an twin ceeties are:[5]

References

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  1. "Town" is a commonly used local nickname for Honolulu, in reference to the fact that the Honolulu, or "Town" side of the island is the most urbanized and dense part of Oahu.
  2. Honolulu And Kapolei Share City Lights 2005, Honolulu, HI, USA: Honolulu County, Hawaii, 29 November 2005, archived frae the original on 5 November 2013, retrieved 30 Juin 2012
  3. "About the City, Official Website of the City and County of Honolulu". City and County of Honolulu. City and County of Honolulu. 24 Apryle 2012. Archived frae the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 24 Apryle 2012.
  4. "Geographic Ientifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved 25 Mey 2012.
  5. International Relations, Official Web Site for The City and County of Honolulu, 18 Januar 2012, archived frae the original on 28 Juin 2012, retrieved 9 Julie 2012