Brooklyn

Brooklyn (/ˈbrʊklɪn/) is the maist populous o New York Ceety's five burghs, wi approximately 2.5 million residents,^[1] an the seicont-lairgest in aurie. Syne 1896, Brooklyn haes haed the same boondaries as Kings County, which is nou the maist populous coonty in New York State an the seicont-maist densely populatit coonty in the Unitit States, efter New York County (Manhattan).^[2] It is the wastmaist coonty on Long Island.

Brooklyn
Burgh o New York Ceety
Kings County
View o Brooklyn Bridge an Downtown Brooklyn
Eik-name(s):  BK, Crooklyn
Location o Brooklyn shown in orange
Coordinates: 40°37′29″N 73°57′8″W
Kintra	Unitit States
State	New York
Coonty	Kings
Ceety	New York Ceety
Settled	1634
Named for	Breukelen, Netherlands
Govrenment
• Teep	Burgh (New York Ceety)
• Burgh Preses	Marty Markowitz (D) — (Borough of Brookyn)
• District Attorney	Charles Hynes — (Kings County)
Area
• Total	251.0 km2 (96.90 sq mi)
• Laund	182.9 km2 (70.61 sq mi)
• Water	68.1 km2 (26.29 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,504,700
• Density	14,037/km2 (36356/sq mi)
• Demonym	Brooklynite
Postal Code	112 + two digits
Area code(s)	347, 718, 917, 929
Website	www.Brooklyn-USA.org