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Detroit
City
Top: International skyline. Middle: Woodward Avenue, Renaissance Center (General Motors World Headquarters), Lobby of the Detroit Institute of Arts Bottom: Ambassador Bridge, Old Wayne County Building, One Detroit Center
Top: International skyline. Middle: Woodward Avenue, Renaissance Center (General Motors World Headquarters), Lobby of the Detroit Institute of Arts Bottom: Ambassador Bridge, Old Wayne County Building, One Detroit Center
Flag of Detroit
Flag
Official seal of Detroit
Seal
Nickname(s): 
The Motor City, Motown, The Renaissance City, The D, Hockeytown
Motto(s): 
"Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus"
(Latin for, "We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes")
Location in Wayne County, Michigan
Location in Wayne County, Michigan
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyWayne
Founded1701
Incorporation1806
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorDave Bing (D)
 • City Council
Area
 • CityÀdàkọ:Infobox settlement/impus/mag
 • Land138.8 sq mi (359 km2)
 • Water4.2 sq mi (11 km2)
 • Urban
1,295 sq mi (3,350 km2)
 • Metro
3,913 sq mi (10,130 km2)
Elevation600 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2008)[2]
 • City912,062
 • Density6,571.0/sq mi (2,537.1/km2)
 • Urban
3,903,377
 • Metro
4,425,110
 • CSA
5,354,225
 • Demonym
Detroiter
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)313
FIPS code26-22000 [3]
GNIS feature ID1617959 [1]
Major airportDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)
WebsiteDetroitMI.gov

Detroit (pronounced /dɨˈtrɔɪt/[4]) ni ilu titobijulo ni ipinle ti Michigan ni Amerika ati ibujoko Ibile Wayne.


  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Àdàkọ:Cite gnis.
  2. Àṣìṣe ìtọ́kasí: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CensusCSA
  3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  4. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detroit