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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 / 40.83722°N 73.88611°WCoordinates: 40°50′14″N 73°53′10″W / 40.83722°N 73.88611°W | |||
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County | Bronx (Coterminous) | ||
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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[1] | ||
• 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
References
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)
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