Manhattan is an island located at the south end of the Hudson River. This island is one of five inner city (or borough in local terms) that form the city of New York. This islandand its small islands around it and a small part of the mainland of the Americas (see map) is called with the name of the municipality of New York or in English inm New York County. Until 2000, the city population totaled 1,537,195 people, but it includes the smallest city in the United States with a total area of just 87.5 sq km, of which 59.5 km ² is land and 28 km ² is water.
Name of Manhattan ("hilly island" or possibly "place of poisoning") is derived from the Algonquin language which is the earliest tribal settlers in the area. According to legend, bought Manhattan island from local tribes for 24 dollars in the form of stones and other jewelry. But his explorers pay to the wrong tribe, who would gladly accept payment for the island that is not theirs.
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