The Bronx

Bronx County
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Location of the Bronx, shown in red, in New York City
Coordinates: 40°50′14″N 73°53′10″W
Country	United States of America
State	New York
County	Bronx (Coterminous)
City	New York City
Borough created	1898 (County in 1914)
Named for	Jonas Bronck
Government
• Type	Borough (New York City)
• Borough President	Rubén Díaz Jr. (D) – (Borough of the Bronx)
• District Attorney	Darcel Clark – (Bronx County)
Area
• Total	57 sq mi (150 km2)
• Land	42 sq mi (110 km2)
• Water	15 sq mi (40 km2)  27%
Highest elevation	280 ft (90 m)
Population  (2017)
• Total	1,471,160
• Density	35,027.6/sq mi (13,524.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern Standard Time (North America))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern Daylight Time)
ZIP Code prefix	104
Website	Official website of the Bronx Borough President

The Bronx is the northern part of New York City, United States. The name came from Bronck's Farms, owned by a settler called Jonas Bronck. The Bronx was once the southern part of Westchester County, but is now one of the five boroughs of New York City as well as a county in New York State called Bronx County. The Bronx River flows south out of Yonkers and Mount Vernon, New York, through the middle of The Bronx, and into Long Island Sound.

Two places to visit in The Bronx are the Bronx Zoo and Yankee Stadium, where the New York Yankees baseball team plays.

Related pages

• South Bronx

Other websites

Media related to The Bronx, New York City at Wikimedia Commons The Bronx travel guide from Wikivoyage

• I Love The Bronx
• The Bronx Zoo
• The New York Botanical Garden
• Wave Hill: New York Public Garden and Cultural Center
• Arthur Avenue (little italy)