Honolulu

Honolulu
State capital city
City and County of Honolulu
Clockwise from top: downtown; Pearl Harbor; statue of King Kamehameha I in front of Aliʻiolani Hale downtown; Diamond Head; waterfront on Waikīkī Beach; and Honolulu Hale (city hall)
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Crossroads of the Pacific, Sheltered Bay, HNL, The Big Pineapple, Paradise
Motto:  Haʻaheo No ʻO Honolulu (The Pride of Honolulu)[1]
Urban Honolulu and East Honolulu CDPs (combined) in Honolulu County and the state of Hawaii
Interactive map of Honolulu
Coordinates: 21°18′25″N 157°51′30″W / 21.30694°N 157.85833°W / 21.30694; -157.85833
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
County	Honolulu
Incorporated	April 30, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-04-30)[2]
Area [3]
• City	68.4 sq mi (177.2 km2)
• Land	60.5 sq mi (156.7 km2)
• Water	7.9 sq mi (20.5 km2)
• Urban	145.0 sq mi (375.5 km2)
Elevation [4]	16 ft (5 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• City	350,964 (US: 56th)
• Density	5,791/sq mi (2,236.1/km2)
• Urban	853,252 (US: 54th)
• Urban density	5,885/sq mi (2,272.4/km2)
• Metro	1,016,508[5] (US: 56th)
Demonym	Honolulan
Time zone	UTC−10:00 (Hawaiian (HST))
ZIP Codes	96801–96850
Area code	808
FIPS code	15-17000
GNIS feature ID	366212[7]
Website	www.honolulu.gov

Honolulu is the capital city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is also the largest city in Hawaii and it has the most important harbor. It is on the south-east shore of the island of Oahu.

1. ↑ Honolulu And Kapolei Share City Lights 2005, Honolulu, HI, US: Honolulu County, Hawaii, November 29, 2005, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved June 30, 2012
2. ↑ "About the City, Official Website of the City and County of Honolulu". City and County of Honolulu. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 12, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
3. ↑ "Geographic Ientifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
4. ↑ "Honolulu". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
5. ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
6. ↑ "Urban Honolulu, Hawaii". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
7. ↑ "Honolulu". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 29, 2013.