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Manhattan fun facts- the last borough in the series

Published on 09/05/2025
By: Chickytina
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Manhattan is the place where New York was born. Although it is its smallest district, it serves as the economic and administrative center of the city, as well as the world capital of culture, finance, media, and entertainment. Real estate in Manhattan is among the most expensive in the world, and the value of the island in 2013 was estimated at over $3 trillion.. (information came from factinformer.com)
1. Did you know Manhattan, regionally called "the city", is the smallest borough? It is also the most densely populated district in New York. 1.628.701 people live in an area of 87 square kilometers, the population density is 26.821 people per square kilometer.

Did you know Manhattan, regionally called
2. Did you know the county's area coincides with New York County, one of the original counties of the US state of New York? It is also a county in the state of New York, which, apart from Manhattan, includes several smaller islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall's Island, Wards Island, Liberty Island, Ellis Island Mill Rock, and U Thant Island, as well as Marble Hill-the part of the county located in the mainland, separated from the rest of Manhattan by the Harlem Ship Canal and later connected to the Bronx.

Did you know the county's area coincides with New York County, one of the original counties of the US state of New York? It is also a county in the state of New York, which, apart from Manhattan, includes several smaller islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall's Island, Wards Island, Liberty Island, Ellis Island Mill Rock, and U Thant Island, as well as Marble Hill-the part of the county located in the mainland, separated from the rest of Manhattan by the Harlem Ship Canal and later connected to the Bronx.
3. Did you know Manhattan is divided into three informal parts: Lower, Middle, and Upper Manhattan? Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York, is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central district of business, culture, and government in New York. The famous Wall Street located there places New York as the world's financial capital Midtown Manhattan is the central part of New York's Manhattan, bringing together many famous buildings, such as the Empire State Building, and places such as the Broadway theater district, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral, the UN headquarters Upper Manhattan (Uptown) is the northernmost region, with Fifth Avenue, Manhattan's main street, one of the most popular and recognizable shopping streets in the world. Fifth Avenue divides Manhattan lengthwise into the East Side and the West Side.

Did you know Manhattan is divided into three informal parts: Lower, Middle, and Upper Manhattan? Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York, is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central district of business, culture, and government in New York. The famous Wall Street located there places New York as the world's financial capital Midtown Manhattan is the central part of New York's Manhattan, bringing together many famous buildings, such as the Empire State Building, and places such as the Broadway theater district, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral, the UN headquarters Upper Manhattan (Uptown) is the northernmost region, with Fifth Avenue, Manhattan's main street, one of the most popular and recognizable shopping streets in the world. Fifth Avenue divides Manhattan lengthwise into the East Side and the West Side.
4. Did you know in the early 19th century, Lower Manhattan was expanded from the natural Hudson shoreline at Greenwich Street to West Street using reclaimed material? During the construction of the World Trade Center in 1968, 917.000 cubic meters of material was excavated from the construction site and used to widen the shoreline, creating Battery Park City - a housing estate.

Did you know in the early 19th century, Lower Manhattan was expanded from the natural Hudson shoreline at Greenwich Street to West Street using reclaimed material? During the construction of the World Trade Center in 1968, 917.000 cubic meters of material was excavated from the construction site and used to widen the shoreline, creating Battery Park City - a housing estate.
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