The Bronx
borough of New York City, New York, United States
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Summary
The Bronx is a borough of New York City[1]. It draws 22,018 Wikipedia views per month (borough of new york city category, ranking #3 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York City[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Hudson River[5], Long Island Sound[6], Harlem River[7], Eastchester Bay[8]
- Head of government: Rubén Díaz, Jr.[9]
- Instance of: consolidated city-county[10]
- Shares border with: Queens[11], Manhattan[12], Marble Hill[13]
- Named after: Jonas Bronck[14]
- Flag: flag of The Bronx[15]
- Postal code: 10451[16], 10452[17], 10453[18], 10454[19], 10455[20], 10456[21], 10457[22], 10458[23], 10459[24], 10460[25], 10461[26], 10462[27], 10463[28], 10464[29]
- Commons category: The Bronx, New York City[30]
- Inception: January 1, 1898[31]
- Coordinate location: 40.846666666666664, -73.87333333333333[32]
- Official website: http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Bronx[34]
- Population: 1,385,108[35], 1,387,709[36], 1,395,933[37], 1,407,939[38], 1,418,733[39], 1,455,444[40], 1,455,720[41], 1,472,654[42]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43]
- Nickname: The Boogie Down[44], BX[45]
- Motto text: Ne cede malis[46]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the Bronx, New York City[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for The Bronx include Bronx Park[48], an urban park[49], in United States[50].
Why It Matters
The Bronx has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Bronx Park[48], an urban park[49], in United States[50].