Country | USA |
Capital city | Baton Rouge |
Area | 135,651 km² |
Population | 4,657,757 people (2020) 34.3 people/km² |
Time zone | Central |
ZIP code | LA |
ISO 3166-2 | US-LA |
Official site | www.louisiana.gov |
Louisiana |
Louisiana (English: Louisiana; French: Louisiane; Spanish: Luisiana) is a state in the United States, whose zip code is LA, and the capital is Baton Rouge. Louisiana has an area of 135,651 km 2 and a population of 4,601,893 (2012). Louisiana is home to the second longest bridge in the world. It was built over Lake Pontchartrain and is 38,422 m long.
Geography
Louisiana geographic map
Louisiana borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
The topography of Louisiana is mostly flat, with the highest point being Driskill Hill in the northwestern part of the state at 163 m above sea level. The Mississippi River runs through the state from north to south for about 600 miles (970 km), serving as the Mississippi state border in its upper reaches and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico southeast of New Orleans. Geographically, the state can be tentatively divided into two parts: highlands in the north and alluvial areas in the south along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The higher parts and hills in the north and northwest of the state have an area of over 65,000 km 2 and consist of prairies and forests. The alluvial region has an area of about 52,000 km 2and includes marshy areas and barrier islands. From 1932 to 2010, the state lost 1,800 square miles of its area due to sea level rise and erosion.
The climate in Louisiana is a humid subtropical climate. The average temperature is around 20 °C. Winters are mild (average 12 °C) and summers generally hot and humid (over 35 °C with very high humidity), influenced by the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico. The highest temperature recorded in Louisiana was 46 °C recorded on August 10, 1936 at Plain Dilling in the northwestern part of the state, and the lowest was −27 °C recorded on February 13, 1899 in Minden.
Louisiana is frequently affected by tropical storms, especially in the lowlands around and in the New Orleans area. The region’s unique geography, with its many bays and marshes, makes the southern parts of the state vulnerable to flooding during major hurricanes. The area is also prone to frequent thunderstorms, especially in the summer.
Cities
- Alexandria
- Baton Rouge
- Shreveport
- Gonzalez
- West Monroe
- Covington
- Monroe
- New Orleans
- Oakdale
- Pineville
- Winnsboro
- Winfield
- Franklin
Counties
According to Countryaah, Louisiana consists of 64 counties:
- Avoyels
- Acaidea
- Iberia
- Alan
- Ascension
- Assumption
- Bienville
- Beauregard
- Bowser
- Vermilion
- Vernon
- Grant
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Jefferson Davis
- De Soto
- West Baton Rouge
- West Carol
- West Feliciana
- Iberville
- Ivanjleen
- East Baton Rouge
- East Carroll
- East Feliciana
- Kado
- Calcasieu
- Cameron
- Catahoula
- Claiborne
- Caldwell
- Concordia
- Lafourche
- Madison
- Sometimes
- Red River
- Richland
- Franklin
- La Salle
- Lafayette
- Livingston
- Lincoln
- Morehouse
- Orleans
- Plaquemons
- Point Buy
- Rapids
- Seybain
- Saint Bernard
- St. James
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Landry
- Saint Martin
- Saint Mary
- St. Tammany
- Saint Helena
- St. Charles
- Tangipahoa
- Tenso
- Terobon
- Washito
- Webster
- Winn
- Washington
- Union
Baton Rouge
Country | USA |
State | Louisiana |
Area | 228.23 km² |
Highness height | 17 m |
Population | 227,470 people (2020) |
ZIP code | 70801 |
Telephone code | 225 |
Official site | www.brla.gov |
Baton Rouge |
Downtown Baton Rouge as seen from the Capitol.
Baton Rouge (in English: Baton Rouge; in French: Bâton-Rouge, pronounced close to Baton Rouge) is the capital of the state of Louisiana in the United States. With a population of 224,097 (2004), Baton Rouge is the second most populous city in the state after New Orleans. Baton Rouge is located along the Mississippi River in the Mississippi Valley, in the southeastern part of the state of Louisiana. The city was founded in 1699.
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