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New Orleans
State: Louisiana
Country: United States of America
New Orleans by the Numbers:
Population: 223,338 ( city ); 929,554 ( metropolitan area )
Average January Temperature: 51°F/ 11°C
Average July Temperature: 82°F / 28°C
Average Annual Precipitation: 61 in / 155 cm
New Orleans had the first Opera house in America.
The total length of canals in New Orleans supasses Venice, Italy
Quick Facts:
Time Zone: GMT-6, CDT ( Central Daylight Time )
Electricity: 110 volts AC, 60Hz, standard two and three pin plugs
Country Dialing Code: +1
Area Code: 504
Did You Know?
New Orleans is called the Crescent city because the city proper is shaped like a crescent. The nickname "The Big Easy" comes from the city's history of jazz and was the name of a dance hall in the early 1900s.
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