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Country :
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United States
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State :
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New York
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County :
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Bronx (coterminous)
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City :
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New York City
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Borough created :
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1898 (County in 1914)
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Named for :
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Jonas Bronck
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• Type :
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Borough of New York City
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• Borough President :
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Rubén Díaz Jr. (D)– (Borough of the Bronx)
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• District Attorney :
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Darcel Clark– (Bronx County)
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• Total :
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1,418,207[1]
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• Land :
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42 sq mi (110 km2)
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• Water :
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15 sq mi (40 km2) 27%
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Highest elevation :
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280 ft (90 m)
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• Density :
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32,903.6/sq mi (12,704.2/km2)
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• Demonym :
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Bronxite[2]
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Time zone :
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UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC−04:00 (EDT)
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ZIP Code prefix :
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104
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Area codes :
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718/347/929, 917
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GDP (2018) :
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US$42.7 billion[3]
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Website :
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bronxboropres.nyc.gov
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