Cities

New Orleans

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "New Orleans." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/new-orleans.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). New Orleans. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/new-orleans

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-new-orleans,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {New Orleans},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/new-orleans},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy, among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 census, New Orleans is the most populous city in Louisiana.

Facts

Population

383,997 1

Area (sq km)

438.8 1

Founding Year

1718 1

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Latitude

29.9761 degrees north 1

Longitude

90.0783 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

United States

Source New Orleans (Wikipedia)

On Continent

North America

Sources

1. New Orleans (Wikipedia)

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New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy, among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 census, New Orleans is the most populous city in Louisiana.

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