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Buffalo

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A city in western New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River where it meets the Canadian border, and the seat of Erie County. Its 2020 census population of 278,349 makes it New York's second-most populous city, and its metropolitan area of over 1.16 million is the state's second-largest behind only greater New York City.

Facts
Population
278,349 1
Area (sq km)
135.92 1
Founding Year
1789 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
180 1
Latitude
42.886389 degrees north 1
Longitude
78.878056 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 4
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Sources
1. Buffalo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, REST summary extract
    It is the second-most populous city in New York, with a population of 278,349 at the 2020 census.
  • Infobox, Area (City)
    52.48 sq mi (135.92 km²)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    600 ft (180 m)
  • Infobox: established_date
    1789
  • Infobox, coordinates (wikitext Coord template)
    42°53′11″N 78°52′41″W
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 42.8864,-78.8781
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 190.0
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3. 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 42.75, -78.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.75, -78.75
42.75 -78.75 Dfb
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4. GeoNames: Buffalo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5110629
Quote, cities500 record 5110629
42.88645 -78.87837 P PPLA2 US NY 029 11000 258071 183 191 America/New_York
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Wikidata: Buffalo
Wikidata Q40435, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Buffalo (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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