City of New Orleans Ville de La Nouvelle-Orléans Orleans Parish
City and Parish
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  "The Crescent City", "The Big Easy", "The City That Care Forgot", "Nawlins" and "NOLA" (acronym for New Orleans, Louisiana).
Location in the State of Louisiana
Country	USA
State	Àdàkọ:Country data Louisiana
Parish	Orleans
Founded	1718
Government
• Mayor	C. Ray Nagin (D)
Area
• City and Parish	Àdàkọ:Infobox settlement/impus/mag
• Land	180.6 sq mi (467.6 km2)
• Water	169.7 sq mi (439.4 km2)
• Metro	3,755.2 sq mi (9,726.6 km2)
Elevation	−6.5 to 20 ft (−2 to 6 m)
Population  (2008[1])
• City and Parish	336,644
• Density	2,518/sq mi (973/km2)
• Metro	1,167,294
• Demonym	New Orleanian
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	504
Website	cityofno.com

New Orleans (pípè /nuː ˈɔrliənz/ or /nuː ɔrˈliːnz/, locally IPA: [nuː ˈɔrlənz] or IPA: [ˈnɔrlənz]; Faransé: La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvɛl ɔʀleɑ̃]Àdàkọ:IPA audio link) jẹ́ ìlú ní orílẹ̀-èdè Amẹ́ríkà àti tí ó tóbi jùlọ ní ìpínlẹ̀ Louisiana.

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