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Little Rock

Northern America

Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas, lying on the south bank of the Arkansas River near the state's geographic center. It was founded in 1821 and named for a rock formation along the river identified by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Benard de la Harpe in 1722. The city gained international prominence during the Civil Rights era, playing a notable role in the 1957 desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.

Facts
Population
202,591 1
2020 census figure, from Little Rock's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
310.92 1
Founding Year
1835 1
November 2, 1835 is the incorporation-as-a-city date the infobox itself gives (Little Rock was founded June 1, 1821).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
102 2
Latitude
34.7444 degrees north 1
Longitude
92.2881 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 5
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Associated With

Arkansas, States or Territories

Little Rock is in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

Source Little Rock (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Arkansas, States or Territories

Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas.

Source Little Rock (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

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Source Douglas MacArthur (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
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Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.

Site Of

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Source Arkansas Supreme Court (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Court meets in the Supreme Court Building in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Source University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Sources
1. Little Rock (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    202,591
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    310.92
  • Infobox, coordinates
    34.7444 N 92.2881 W
  • Infobox: established_date2
    November 2, 1835
  • Introduction
    Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas.
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2. Little Rock (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
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elevation 102 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 34.7444,-92.2881
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 107.0
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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 34.75, -92.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, -92.25
34.75 -92.25 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Little Rock - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4119403
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34.74648 -92.28959 P PPLA US AR 119 90300 202591 102 105 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: Little Rock
Wikidata Q33405, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Little Rock (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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