Manhattan (borough)

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Manhattan is an island and a borough of New York City, having matching boundaries with New York County. The island is limited by Hudson River in the west and East River in the east. It has a population of 1,537,195 and an area of 59.47 km² (22.96 miles²). Manhattan is the most important of New York City's five boroughs.

Geography

A NASA false-color satellite image of Manhattan


Downtown

Midtown

Uptown