urbanguy 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2004 Welcome to The Honolulu Facts Page - Useless Facts 101 Facts: *Some info might be outdated but here goes anyway.... Honolulu City & County Total Land Area (Oahu): 600 sq. miles (1560 sq. km) Honolulu City Total Area: 105.1 sq. miles (272.1 sq. km), 85.7 sq. miles (land) & 19.4 sq. miles (water) Honolulu City Land Area: 85.7 sq. miles (222.0 sq. km) Form of government: Mayor-Council Proclaimed the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii: 1850 (King Kamehameha III) Date of incorporation as City & County of Honolulu: April 30, 1907 City or Census Designated Place (CDP) Population (2003 estimate): 380,149 Metropolitan Statistical Area Population (2003 estimate): 902,704 City Population Density: 4,400 per sq. mile Metro Population Density: 1,500 per sq. mile Honolulu Urbanized Area: 720,000 (2002 estimate) Number of City Employees: approximately 8,800 Official Languages: English & Hawaiian Creole Language: Hawaii Creole or Pidgin English Original Fusion Cuisines: Pacific Regional Cuisine (Fine Dining) & Local Plate Lunches (Casual) Streets & Roads: 1,933 miles Number of City Buses: 525 Inter Island Ferries: 2 (starts in 2006) Park Acreage: 7,791 Golf Courses: 49 Hiking Trails: 525 miles Mountain Bike Trails: 13 Major Kayaking & Paddling Clubs: 5 Public Swimming Pools: 18 Lifeguard Supervised Beach Parks: 17 Public Tennis Courts: 47 2003-2004 Budget: $1.467 billion Meaning of Honolulu: Protected Bay Nickname: The Gathering Place Official flower: 'Ilima Official street tree: Rainbow Shower Location: 21 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
urbanguy 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2004 A couple of stuff to add: Honolulu & the state of Hawaii has the largest Okinawan population outside of Okinawa Honolulu & the state of Hawaii has the largest Ilocano population outside of the Philippines Honolulu & the state of Hawaii has the largest Marshallese population outside of the Marshall Islands Honolulu/Hawaii of course has the largest Hawaiian population hehe Honolulu also has the largest Kosraean, Chuukese, Marquesan, Tokelauan, Niuean, Mokilese, Pohnpeian, Pingelapese, & I-Kiribati speaking populations of any US City. Stay tuned for more! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
