Oahu

Oahu
Nickname: Gathering Place
	Oblique satellite photo of Oahu
Geography
Location	21°30′N 158°00′W / 21.5°N 158.0°W
Area	596.7 sq mi (1,545 km2)
Area rank	3rd largest Hawaiian Island
Highest elevation	4,025 ft (1226.8 m)
Highest point	Kaʻala
Administration
	United States
Symbols
Flower	ʻilima
Color	Melemele (yellow)
Largest settlement	Honolulu
Demographics
Population	1,016,508 (2020)
Pop. density	1,704/sq mi (657.9/km2)

Fly-around tour of the island

Oahu (/oʊˈɑːhuː/ oh-AH-hoo) (Hawaiian: Oʻahu (pronounced [oˈʔɐhu])) is the most populated and third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands.^[1] The island of Oahu and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands constitute the City and County of Honolulu. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. Oahu has a population of 995,638,^[2] up from 953,207 in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of the U.S. state of Hawaii,^[3] with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area).

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^ "US Census Bureau". Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
^ "US Census Bureau". census.gov.