Manhattan

Manhattan New York County, New York
Borough of New York City and county
Midtown Manhattan facing south towards Lower Manhattan
Flag Seal
Location within New York City
Coordinates: 40°46′28″N 073°58′18″W / 40.77444°N 73.97167°W / 40.77444; -73.97167
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
County	New York County
Settled	1624
Government
• Borough President	Mark Levine (D)
• District Attorney (New York County)	Alvin Bragg (D)
Area [1]
• Total	33.86 sq mi (87.69 km2)
• Land	22.66 sq mi (58.68 km2)
• Water	11.20 sq mi (29.02 km2)
Elevation [2]	75 ft (23 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,694,251
• Density	74,780/sq mi (28,870/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EST)
ZIP Code format	100xx, 101xx, 102xx
Area code(s)	212, 646, 332, 917
Website	Official Website of Manhattan's Borough President

Manhattan is one of the five boroughs that make up New York City, and is the center of the New York metropolitan area. It is also located over the same area as a county of New York state called New York County. Although it is the smallest borough, it is the most densely populated borough. Most of the borough of Manhattan is on Manhattan Island, but the Marble Hill neighborhood is part of the mainland United States (by way of the Bronx). Several smaller islands, including Roosevelt Island, are also part of Manhattan.

The Dutch bought it from the Native Americans and called it New Amsterdam, then the English took it over and changed the name to New York. The name Manhattan comes from the Munsi language of the Lenni Lenape meaning island of many hills. Other theories say that it comes from one of three Munsi words. "Manahactanienk" meaning "place of inebriation". Other possibilities are "manahatouh" meaning "a place where wood is available for making bows and arrows" and "menatay" meaning simply "the island." ^[4]

Manhattan is an important commercial, financial, and cultural center of both the United States and the world.^[5][6] Most major radio, television, and telecommunications companies in the United States are based there, as well as many news, magazine, book, and other media publishers. Manhattan has many famous landmarks, tourist attractions, museums, and universities. It also has the headquarters of the United Nations.

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
2. ↑ "Borough of Manhattan, New York - Map and Latitude Longitude GPS Coordinates". Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
3. ↑ ""P1: TOTAL POPULATION"". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
4. ↑ Letters from New-York. The University of Georgia Press. 1998. ISBN 9780820320779. Retrieved 29 December 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
5. ↑ Barry, Dan (11 October 2001). "New York Times: A Nation Challenged: In New York; New York Carries On, but Test of Its Grit Has Just Begun". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
6. ↑ Sorrentino, Christopher (16 September 2007). "New York Times: When He Was Seventeen". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2010.