Baton Rouge is the capital and second-largest city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).
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Baton Rouge |
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| City of Baton Rouge |
Old Louisiana State Capitol |
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| Etymology: from French Bâton-Rouge 'red stick' |
| Nicknames: Red Stick, The Capital City, B.R. |
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| Coordinates: 30°26′51″N 91°10′43″W |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
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| Parish | East Baton Rouge |
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| Founded | 1699; 326 years ago (1699) |
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| Settled | 1721; 304 years ago (1721) |
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| Incorporated | January 16, 1817; 208 years ago (1817-01-16) |
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| • Mayor-President | Sid Edwards[1] (R) |
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| • State capital city and Consolidated city-parish | 88.52 sq mi (229.27 km2) |
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| • Land | 86.32 sq mi (223.56 km2) |
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| • Water | 2.20 sq mi (5.71 km2) |
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| • Total[note 1] | 79.11 sq mi (204.89 km2) |
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| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
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| • State capital city and Consolidated city-parish | 227,470 |
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| • Rank | US: 99th |
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| • Density | 2,635.32/sq mi (1,017.50/km2) |
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| • Urban | 631,326 (US: 67th) |
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| • Urban density | 1,592.9/sq mi (615.0/km2) |
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| • Metro | 870,569 (US: 65th) |
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| Demonym | Baton Rougean |
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| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
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| ZIP Codes | 70801–70817, 70819–70823, 70825–70827, 70831, 70833, 70835–70837, 70874, 70879, 70883, 70884, 70892–70896, 70898 |
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| Area code | 225 |
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| FIPS code | 22-05000 |
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| GNIS feature ID | 1629914 |
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| Website | www.brla.gov |
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