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Baton Rouge

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Baton Rouge is the capital city of Louisiana and the state's second most populous municipality, sitting on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River as the seat of East Baton Rouge Parish. It has developed into a significant industrial, petrochemical, medical, research and technology hub for the southern United States, and is home to Louisiana State University and Southern University. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
227,470 1
2020 census figure, from Baton Rouge's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
223.56 1
Founding Year
1817 1
January 16, 1817 is the incorporation date the infobox itself gives (Baton Rouge was founded 1699, settled 1721).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
17 2
Latitude
30.4475 degrees north 1
Longitude
91.17861 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 5
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Louisiana, States or Territories

Baton Rouge is in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

Source Baton Rouge (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Louisiana, States or Territories

Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana.

Source Baton Rouge (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Baton Rouge (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    227,470
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    223.56
  • Infobox, coordinates
    30.44750 N 91.17861 W
  • Infobox: established_date2
    January 16, 1817
  • Lead section
    Baton Rouge ( BAT-ən ROOZH; French: Bâton-Rouge, pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ] ; lit. 'Red Baton') is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it Louisiana's second-most populous city.
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2. Baton Rouge (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 17 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 30.4475,-91.1786
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 24.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.25, -91.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.25, -91.25
30.25 -91.25 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Baton Rouge - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4315588
Quote, cities500 record 4315588
30.44332 -91.18747 P PPLA US LA 033 227470 14 20 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: Baton Rouge
Wikidata Q28218, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Baton Rouge (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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