Houston
| of these articles treats the texanische city Houston. For other meanings, see Houston (term clarifying). |
| Houston | |
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| pointed name: Space town center | |
| seal | flag |
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| base data | |
| establishment: | August 1836 |
| state: | The USA |
| Federal State: | Texas |
| Counties: | Away Bend County Harris County Montgomery County |
| geographical situation: | Coordinates: 29° 40 ′ N, 95° 18 ′ W 29° 40 ′ N, 95° 18 ′ W |
| time belt: | Cent ral standard Time (UTC-6) |
| situation of the city in Texas | |
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| inhabitant: - Metropolregion: | 2.012.626 (2004) 5.180.443 |
| population density: | 1.301, 8 inhabitants for each km ² |
| height: | 12 m and. NN |
| surface: | 1.558, 4 km ² of it 1,500, 7 km ² country |
| city arrangement: | 10 urban districts |
| postal zip codes: | 77001-77299, 77339 and 77345 |
| preselection: | 713, 281 and 832 |
| Web page: | [1] |
| Politics | |
| mayor: | Bill White |
| satellite photograph | |
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Houston is a city in the US Federal State Texas in the United States of America. It is called by native also „Bayou town center “and lies in the southeast of Texas in the Harris County. Them are the fourth largest city of the USA and the largest city in the Federal State Texas. Besides it is one of the two largest restaurant regions in Texas. Houston has 2.01 million inhabitant, in the Metropolregion lives more than 5 million humans.
table of contents |
politics
partnerships between cities
Houston have 16 twin cities. In clammy ones the year was started in that co-operation.
- Taipei, Taiwan, China (1963)
- Huelva, Spain (1969)
- Chiba, Japan (1973)
- Nice, France (1973)
- Baku, Azerbaijan (1976)
- Grampian region, Scotland (1979)
- Stavanger, Norway (1980)
- Perth, Australia (1983)
- Istanbul, Turkey (1986)
- Shenzhen, China (1986)
- Guayaquil, Ecuador (1987)
- Leipzig, Germany (1993)
- Tyumen, Russia (1995)
- Abu Dhabi, combinedArab emirates (2001)
- Luanda, Angola (2003)
- Tampico, Mexico (2003)
to culture and objects of interest
theatre
Alley Theatre | Jones resound |
in Downtown Houston gives it to each other in next proximity numerous important institutions for culture: the Schauspielhaus To Alley Theatre, the Wortham center (the homestead of the Houston Grand Opera), Jones resound (the Houston Symphony Orchestra concert-resounds) and the hobby center for the Performing kind (a cultural center for appearances among other things of shows, musical and for concerts).
B. admits economics
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] to traffic for its oil industry and the Lyndon. Johnson space center, possesses Houston in addition, one of the largest seas port of the USA, as well as three airfields:
- George Bush Intercontinental air haven
- WilliamP. Hobby air haven
- Ellington Field (mainly for regional flights and the military is used)
sport
| Club | sport | league | stadium |
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| Houston Aeros | ice hockey | American Hockey League | Toyota center |
| Houston Astros | baseball | major League baseball (national League) | minute of MaidPark |
| Houston Texans | American football | national football League (American football Conference) | Reliant stage |
| Houston Rockets | basketball | national basketball Association | Toyota center |
| Houston Comets | basketball | Women's national basketball Association | Toyota center |
| Houston direct current generator | football | major League Soccer (Western Conference) | Robertson stage |
personalities
of sons and daughters of the city
- Paul Neal Adair, US-American Feuerwehrmann
- Wes Anderson one, US-American film director
- James Baker, US-American politician
- Clay Blaker, US-American Country musician
- Alexis Bledel, US-American actress and photo model
- Derrick Brew, US-American athlete
- James Lee Burke, US-American crime film writer
- Booker T, US-American Wrestling|Wrestler
- Mark of Calaway, US-American Wrestling|Wrestler
- Lois Chile, actress, Dozentin
- Rodney Crowell, US-American Country singer, Songwriter and producer
- Michael Dell, Unternehmer
- Hilary Duff, US-American actress and singer
- Shannon Elizabeth, US-American actress
- Donald Louis Evans, politician, minister of economics, republican
- Jennifer Garner, US-American actress
- John Gray (therapist), US-American few and family therapy|Familientherapeut
- Howard Hughes, US-American entrepreneur and aviation pioneer
- Jack Ingram (Country music), US-American Country singer
- Beyoncé Knowles, US-American singer (Destiny's Child)
- Jeremy Lelliott, US-American Filmschauspieler
- smelling pool of broadcasting corporations Linklater, US-American film director Wolkenkratzer in the city center of Houston
- Barbara Mandrell, US-American Country singer
- Skye McCole Bartusiak, US-American actress
- Ann Miller,US-American actress and dancer
- Jason Moran, US-American jazz pianist
- Pauline Oliveros, Komponistin
- Billy Preston, key board player
- Dennis Quaid, US-American actor
- Randy Quaid, US-American actor
- Don Robey, US-American Songschreiber, Promoter and music producer
- John Shirley, US-American Science Fiction writer,Author, Punk musician and - more texter as well as film script author
- Brent Spiner, US-American actor
- matt Stone, actors, film script author, producer and director
- Patrick Swayze, US-amerikanischer actor
- Teagan Presley, US-American Pornodarstellerin
- Paul Wall, US-amerikanischer RWSby
- Sippie Wallace, US-American Blues musician
- Monte Warden, US-American Country musician
- Robert Woodrow Wilson, US-American physicist
- Slim Thug, US-American RWSby
- Mike Jones, US-more American RWSby
- Chamillionaire, US-more American RWSby
- Bun b US-more American RWSby and legend of the Undergroundz
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