The largest city in the Southeast Houston (houston) is the largest city in Texas, the nation's largest and third largest oil industry center, located in the southeast coast of Texas, by the sea 80 km long canal connecting the Gulf of Mexico. The urban area of 1440 square km. Harris and other large urban areas including small towns in 6 counties and the surrounding area of 16,278 square kilometers. Houston is located in the flat coastal plain, numerous rivers and lakes, with an average altitude of only 15 meters. Hot and humid climate, in January the average temperature of 12.6 ℃, 7 the mean temperature of 28.9 ℃, annual precipitation 1150 mm, summer often turn hit by a hurricane. Blacks accounted for 30% of the city, the Latin Hispanic accounted for 10%. Education is developed, the city park a lot. In 1836, the Allen brothers (ac allen and jk allen) opened here for the countryside, and the design built for the New Town. The city of Houston with Texas, was named President of the Republic. 1837, Houston, Texas was designated as the capital of the Republic. As is located in the muddy swamps and suffered multiple attacks of yellow fever epidemic, the slow early development in Houston, only shipped cotton port. Civil War as a base to cross the cordon. 1863 Great Mississippi theater for the Confederacy (Texas, New Mexico and Arizona) headquarters is located. Centre for Development of the railway in 1891. 1900 Galveston hurricane and flood damage, the state became the main port of Houston. To the early 20th century, 80 in each of ocean, coastal and canal traffic more than 80 million tons total, ranking third. After the local discovery of oil in 1901, rapid industrial development, promoting the city's expansion and prosperity. Houston has become a center of oil and petrochemical, natural gas pipeline network of collection points, but also the center of aerospace research and development. Oil, gas, sulfur, lime, salt and water is rich in resources, waterway along the world's largest concentration of one of the industry. Houston is the center of the southwestern United States land transport, railway lines and more than 5 lines radiating from the road leading to the country, a highway around the city of weeks. The city has two airports, 27 km north of downtown Houston, Intercontinental Airport, the gateway to Latin American and European air portal. Houston is one of the nation's leading financial centers, with more than 230 U.S. banks and more than 50 foreign banks. In addition, Houston is also the rice, cotton and beef cattle distribution center. Prosperous commercial city, the wholesale retail sales ranking first in the Southern cities. From Houston, about 26 km there is a ancient battlefield of San Jacinto, General Houston was in 1836 to fight for Texas independence, marched with the Mexican army fighting place. Has become a State Park, Monument of up to 174 meters, can take the elevator get to the top. Tower is the Museum of History. April 2, 1986 in Houston and China's Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, became sister cities.
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Houston (English: Houston) is the largest city in Texas, fourth largest city in the United States, the largest economic center in the Gulf Coast. Area of 1,440 square kilometers, the city name is the current President of the Republic of Texas Sam Houston (Sam Houston) named. Houston, Harris County (the country's third-largest county) the county. East of Houston, Missouri City, stretching from the southwestern part of Fort Bend County, stretching from a small part of northeast Montgomery County. Houston was founded in 1836, merged in 1837, is the fastest growing U.S. cities, is one of the nation's largest cities without a planning law. In 1900, the Houston population 45,000, ranking 85 of the United States. 2000 U.S. census that the total urban population reaches 190 million people (2004 over 2 million people). Greater Houston metropolitan area is the U.S. Seventh metropolitan area (10 counties, 5,180,443 people). Houston for its energy (particularly oil), the aviation industry and the world-famous canal. Port of Houston is the world's sixth largest port, the busiest U.S. port, foreign ships tonnage of the first, regardless of nationality is in second place. Fortune 500 headquarters after New York City. Texas Medical Center Houston is the seat of the world's largest and most important research and treatment institutions to focus on. Houston or the United States more than 1.7 million people in 27 major metropolitan areas in the living and the lowest price. Houston is globalization and world cities study group and network (GaWC) called the "global city." Houston's official nickname is "Space City (Space City)", because it is the seat of Johnson aviation center, mission control center is also located here (hence, "Houston" is on the moon, said the first word). Many local favorite called "cow biogas City." There are other nickname "H Town", "paw City" or "city of Mongolia." Houston is a multi-cultural city with many immigrant communities in this development. The Museum District is that many cultural institutions and exhibition of heaven, attracts seven million visitors will enter in Houston can often see an active visual and performing arts. History The establishment of Houston Mid-19th century, New York real estate salesman John Allen (John Kirby Allen) and Augustus Allen (Augustus Chapman Allen) and his brother, phase out a place and began to build "a great government and business center. " August 1836, they spent $ 9,428 to the widow of John Austin Pa bought 6,642 acres if the special (27 square kilometers) of land. Allen Brothers to their cities and towns named after Sam Houston, and persuaded the Texas Legislature designated the land for the new temporary capital of the Republic of Texas. This development of future generations and the establishment of two pairs of brothers in Houston called "the father of a city" (City's Founders). Houston was originally just a small village. Gail and Thomas H · Burton for this measure and draw a map of the town. June 5, 1837, the city was approval of the merger (Incorporated), James Hou Man (James Holman) became the first mayor. In the same year, planning for the Harris County Houston, the administrative center. Houston went on to become the temporary capital of the Republic of Texas. January 14, 1839, the capital moved to Austin, was called Waterloo. 19th century Early _set_tlers used wood to build homes, by digging trenches to drain, with the pigs to clean the streets. Disorder, infectious disease and financial problems have prompted the community of people trying to improve living conditions, including the establishment of Chamber of Commerce. In view of this, Senator Robert Wilson (Robert Wilson) in the November 26, 1838 Germany and the Texas Republic to the Congress a bill to lease the Houston Chamber of Commerce. Since many original _set_tlers from the South, they supported slavery - cropping system. Slaves living in the district, the city has very few free blacks. Yellow fever in 1839 hit this new city, causing about 12% of the population died. In 1840, the city is divided into four districts, each district has different communities function. Today the area is no longer a political subdivision, but their names still used to refer to certain names. Allen began working to improve the Houston brothers, making it a place for people to live, while the Republic of Texas began to promote the colonization of the region. 1860, Houston began to export cotton to form a hub of commercial and rail, rail pass into Houston from the Texas mainland, connected to the port of Galveston and Beaumont through long-distance railway lines. During the American Civil War, Houston became 约翰马古达尔 General Command, which he used to direct the Battle of Galveston. Sharon Houston, an owner of Dick Ling Road, he won the 1836 after the Battle of Sabine Pass became the first prominent figure in the city. After the Civil War, Houston businessmen began working to relax the city's vast marsh system, so the cattle can be accepted in the next town and the neighboring port city of more business opportunities between Galveston. In 1860 and 1870 excavation of a number of private sponsors, the U.S. government in 1881, excavation of canal project in Houston. In 1914, the canal has been excavated out of Houston, Houston, a deep water port to replace the 1900 Galveston hurricane was a large port. 20th century Shipbuilding industry during World War II to promote the growth of Houston. 1961, NASA's "Manned Spacecraft Center" established (renamed in 1973 as the Johnson Space Center), is the city's aerospace industry started. In 1948, several suburbs included in the urban area, Houston extended to the surrounding prairie. Houston benefited from high oil prices in the 1970s, but over-dependence on the oil industry, oil decline in value of the 1980s, economic Kui cross. Since then, Houston focused on economic diversification, focus on aerospace and biotechnology to reduce dependence on oil. In 1981, Kathryn J. Whitmire became the first woman mayor of the city, in this position for 10 years. Alyssa hurricanes, three hurricanes in 1983 hit Galveston and Houston areas. Houston 1997, the first black elected mayor Lee P. Brown. The new millennium In 2001, Tropical Storm Allison (in English: Tropical Storm Allison) brought dozens of feet deep, heavy rain, the loss of millions in property damage and forty three people died. This is Houston, the worst floods in history. Starting from that storm, many communities began to change; in some very old residential quarters within the house by the flooded, most have been demolished, and later were added to the basal layer thicker in order to better enable Replace the house with a better protection against flood capacity. About 250 million (total 5.2 million) residents in the Greater Houston Area Hurricane Rita (Hurricane Rita) when you reach the Gulf Coast evacuated. Hurricane Rita in the Houston metropolitan area caused minor damage. This event is a large-scale evacuation in U.S. history, left mark. Geography and climate The city is in the flat coastal plain, South Lin Gulf of Mexico. Many number of rivers and lakes, with an average elevation of only 15 meters. Sub-tropical climate, in January the average temperature was 12.6 degrees Celsius, in July the average temperature was 28.9 degrees Celsius. In the summer and fall of the frequent formation of the Atlantic, across the Gulf of Mexico hurricane hit. Geography According to the U.S. census, the total area of 1,558.4 km ². A land area of 1,500.7 km ², water 57.7 km ² (3.7%). Houston has four major rivers in the swamp (the stream, in English: bayou) across the city: Buffalo Bayou, flowing through the Lower Town; Brays Bayou, flowing through the Texas Medical Center; White Oak Bayou, flowing through the Heights and near the Northwest Territories; Sims Bayou, Houston through Houston and south of downtown, east into by artificial deepening of the Houston ship channel widening (in English: Houston Ship Channel). Then note 入盖维斯顿 Bay (Galveston Bay), direct access to the Gulf of Mexico. Houston urban area is very flat, often pan-flood. The city is only 50 feet above sea level (15 meters). Houston Heights is the city's highest. Who rely on groundwater as the city water supply sources, but the subsidence problems forced transfer of Houston Houston Lake and the like using, such as ground water. Geology Includes part of Houston Nga geological soil, limestone soil, and more inferior cement sand structure. The depth of soil the most far lower number of miles. Essentially are the land drainage of the landscape is the former Erosion of the Rocky Mountains After the gravel sand, alluvial rivers and streams through the formation of this point. These include the accumulation of sediments from the decaying organic matter in the long-term oil and gas into the formation above the sand. Under these strata is a layer of shale deposits in the water, also known as rock salt. These porous layers have long been squeezed upward movement. Upward movement in the process, the salt deposits around the traction to make it into a dome-shaped, easy to lead to the sand layer around the seepage of oil and gas seepage. Houston is not in the earthquake-prone areas. Climate Houston's climate is subtropical humid climate, the city is located in the Gulf coastal plain, and is classified as temperate grassland vegetation. Most parts of Houston by forest, shrub forest, surrounded by marsh or grass garden, so far in the suburbs and even in some parts of the city can be seen. Average annual precipitation 910-1220 mm. Most of the time Shengxing Nan annual southeast wind and wind, the temperature will often be close to Mexico's hot desert climate and high humidity brought from the Gulf of Mexico, affected by high rainfall. In the summer of July and August, daily maximum temperature of 35 ° C to 45 ° C. These climate to stay in the air has remained the state, the air humidity often reaches 80% - 90%, made people feel very hot, not even breathing feels smooth. In order to resist the heat waves, almost every car in Houston and the buildings are air-conditioned. Summer storms may bring tornadoes. Rain in the afternoon is not surprising, Houston forecast chance of rain most days. Houston was the hottest temperature of the report is 43 ° C (2000 年 9 4 May). Houston's winter cold. Many days the temperature is only 7 ° C to 16 ° C. Usually January is the coldest, the north wind to bring winter rain. Little snow, and occasionally melting down too soon. Houston's last snowfall on Christmas Eve in 2004, statistics are only a few inches big generous amount of snow, to have been melted the next afternoon. Houston has reported the coldest temperature is Celsius F - 15 F; (1940 年 1 23). People often compared to Houston's climate and Dallas. Summer temperatures in excess of two cities 90 ° F; but Houston, Dallas, dry and very humid climate. Even if the temperature is higher in Dallas, Houston, often lead to high humidity heat index temperature is higher than the actual temperature is very hot and humid. In winter, the Dallas temperature is generally below freezing, while Houston seldom. Economy Fortune 500 headquarters in Houston, second only to New York City. The city attempted to create its banking system, but the Houston company in the land line number is the country began to merge with another company. Banks have in the system is still important, but most of the operation of the banks are not here on this base. Houston area real estate is a great performance. Government and Politics Houston, Harris County is (Harris County) the county seat. Southwest Houston, Fort Bend County is (Fort Bend County) at the three sides surrounded by a small part of the Houston extended to the northeast corner of Montgomery County (Montgomery County). Houston Mayor Bill White, the incumbent (Bill White), is currently in his second term. Houston mayor up for re-election twice, and each term of two years, a total of three-year term, or six years. Members in 14 cities, nine of the constituencies were elected by their regional members, five elected by all Members of the grounds of the city (at-large), city councilors and the mayor was also the same as term limits. Scheduled in 2010 when the city of Houston when the city population of over 2.1 million increase in the two districts, two regional members also increased. Houston overly strict term limits forced many city councilors in order to extend their political lives, the end of his term elections into other government jobs. Meet this situation the former government officials-designate Anthony (Anthony Hall), Rod Niyi Morris (Rodney Ellis), Sheila Jackson - Lee (Sheila Jackson-Lee), Xiweiyajia West (Sylvia Garcia ), Martha King (Martha Wong), g Li GOSPELL (Chris Bell), and Anni Si Parker (Annise Parker). P · former mayor Lee Brown (Lee P. Brown) strongly opposed to the existing term limits, term limits hinder the reason for the current municipal officials to obtain sufficient experience. City Council has been discussing whether to modify or cancel term limits. Part of the Greater Houston area elected state legislators also publicly expressed their opposition to term limits in Houston now. Population Statistics Houston Annual population 1910 1900 4,4633 7,8800 1920 13,8276 1930 29,2352 1950 59,6163 1940 38,4514 1970, 123,2802 1960 93,8219 1990 163,0553 1980 159,5138 2004 201,2626 2000 195,3631 According to the 2000 census, the population of Houston has 1,953,631 people, distributed in 717,945, and 457,330 families. The population density was 1,301.8 people per square kilometer. Residential units at an average density of 521.1 units per square kilometer, a total of 782,009 units. Racial distribution was 49.27% White, 25.31% black, 0.44% Native American, 5.31% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 16.46% Other, 3.15% more than two mixed. Within the 717,945, 33.1% were children under the age of 18, 43.2% were married couples living together, 15.3% were female heads of household without a male spouse, while the remaining 36.3% are non-families. 29.6% of households were single, 6.2% were over 65 years of age living alone. The average household size was 2.67, with an average family size is 3.39 people. The city's population under the age of 18 accounted for 27.5% 11.2% ,18-24 ,25-44 ,45-64 years 33.8% 19.1% 8.4% over 65 years. The average age was 31 years old. Female ratio was 99.7 per 100 women than men. Over the age of 18, compared with 97.8 per 100 women than men. The average household income of $ 36,616, the average family income is $ 40,443. The average income of men $ 32,084, $ 27,371 for females. Per capita income for the city $ 20,101. 19.2% of the population and 16.0% of households below the poverty line. 26.1% of the population under 18 years of age and 14.3% of the population over 65 years of age living below the poverty line. People and Culture Because the Greater Houston Area and Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan area is an important economic center, the two regions has been the friendly competition. People often feel they are better than Houston neighbors north of simplicity. Dallas, Houston, complained that some of view attract more national attention, despite the greater Houston population. This competition often results in a variety of comparison. For example, although each has a restaurant in Dallas over New York City, Houston, who go out to eat to be more than any city in the United States. The only eat cheaper than the city of Houston is New Orleans. 17 Street theater district, located in downtown Houston, is the eight world-class performing arts organizations, base, 130,000 square foot Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, theaters, plazas and parks. Houston is one of only five have all the major performing arts (opera, ballet, music and drama) of the cities. Some originated in Houston's restaurant (such as Ninfa Laurenzo's Mama Ninfa's Mexican food restaurant chain, Johnny Carrabba's Carrabba's, and Kim Su Tran La's Kim Sơn Vietnamese restaurant chain) is now well-known in Texas and the United States. The first Compaq computer is designed to be drafted in "House of Pies" napkin, this is a well-known in the Upper Kirby District, a small restaurant near the Montrose area. Cosmopolitan city Houston is an international city, its many academic medical institutions, powerful energy, manufacturing and aerospace industries, attracting a large number of immigrants from mainland China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, India, Pakistan and Vietnam. Houston immigration makes the population younger than the national average. Houston has two Chinatowns, both the United States the third most Vietnamese people. In order to rent land and to increase appreciation of the valuation ratio, closest to the center of Chinatown is planning and redevelopment, making the number of Vietnamese were forced to move to other parts of the city. The region uses about 90 languages. Some high proportion of Vietnamese and Chinese communities in the use of Chinese and Vietnamese street signs, notes in English. Houston is the United States more than South Africa's second city, second only to Miami. There are also known to many Nigerians, there are about 100,000 Nigerians lived. . Houston's Latino is increasing, because Latin American countries more and more people came here to work; the number of Latinos living in Houston, the nation's third. Houston, Texas, the number of gay men and lesbians than any other place; also among the best in the country. Westheimer Road, Montrose area from June's Gay Pride parade is one of the biggest thing in Houston, for gay rights, gay pride and the end of 1969 Stonewall riots in New York. There are many gay Montrose area facilities, such as restaurants, bars, nightclubs and cafes. Thanks to the popular hip-hop artists the late DJ Screw, Houston is well known among young people, mainly in the south, have their own unique hip hop style - screw music (performance approach is to always read the lyrics fast slow down the performance of .) Houston, ethnic and socio-economic background of all the many young people, contact the local hip-hop culture will be remembered advent of this form of Southern rap which began to take place around late 1999, artists and fans to give Houston an appropriate nickname: "Screwston" . Health In 2005, the "male fitness (Men's Fitness)" magazine in Houston the fattest city in the United States United States (the fourth since 2001, received). In the same year, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention census, 23% of human dietary obesity in Houston, each with the average of the donut shop is twice the national average, the rate of eating by the population than any other city but also more. After the publication of the magazine, Houston Mayor Bill White, then _set_ up a website "Get Moving Houston", to encourage people to exercise. Cultural institutions Houston to an active visual and performing arts known, has the second largest U.S. theater district (the number of seats in the theater after the New York City), the next city performance venues concentrated 12,948 spectators and 1,480 a cinema seat. Houston has a world-class visual and performing arts organizations, along with a dose of homegrown folk art such as Art Cars. Houston is also one of only five cities permanent professional resident companies of all major performing arts disciplines (Houston Grand Theatre, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Houston Ballet, and The Alley Theatre). Houston is the third city of the modern visual arts. The city is a prime stop for touring companies from Broadway; concerts and shows, by the Rolling Stones to Cirque du Soleil; and a variety of interesting exhibitions, from the nation's largest quilting show to auto, boat, home shows. Texas Medical Center area next to the museum, including the Houston Museum of fine arts, contemporary art museum, The Menil Collection and Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston also has a number of folk arts organizations, including: MECA (Multicultural Education and Counseling through Art), Kuumba House Dance Theatre, and Nuestra Palabra. Local attractions "Johnson Space Center (Space Center Houston)" is NASA's official visitors tourist center. "Johnson Space Center" covers a number of interactive exhibitions; includes a simulated lunar rocks and the space shuttle; special offer in addition to NASA's astronauts on the space program told. This program is the largest IMAX theaters in Texas also have performances. 17 blocks under a large theater located in the heart of the city, but also "Bayou Place Entertainment Complex" in the location, restaurants, movie shows, shopping centers and parks. "Bayou Place Entertainment Complex" is a large, multi-use building, during which the provision of adequate restaurant, bar, live music, billiards room, cinema and art house films composites and other services. Houston's "Verizon Wireless Theater," often live performances by various types of performances, and "Angelika theater" is the most recent art, the performance of foreign and independent films. Houston many parks, including "Hermann Park", with its zoo, science museum and planetarium. Civic Center is the United States were one of the largest Convention Center George R. Brown Convention Center replaced; and "the Jesse H. Jones Hall" will provide performing arts, is a symphony orchestra are located. "Sam Houston" Theatre and Concert Hall will have been "Hobby Performing Arts Center" replaced. Other to attract the traveler also contains the Galleria (Mingdian because it has known for luxury shopping mall); Old Market Square, Sam Houston Historical Park (1824 here preserved the old building with the 1868) and reconstruction of buildings . San Jacinto battlefield near the city of Deer Park. Houston Port (Port of Houston) provides a casual, time-consuming 90-minute flight (except Monday and September in addition), took less than an hour in the Gulf of Mexico, close to sunny beaches in Houston, the largest scale a leisure boat, and to attract tourists are like the Kemah Boardwalk and Galveston Island. Construction Houston Downtown The first skyscraper was built in Houston, was formed in 1971, the 50-storey building "Shell Plaza" (height is 714 ft / 218 m). Then in the 1970s a series of skyscraper completed, and this wave of skyscraper building in Houston the highest point of the trend is a 75-storey (1,002 ft / 305 m) JPMorgan Chase Tower (formerly known as Texas Commerce Tower), completed in 1982, when in 2002 it was the United States ranked ninth in the world ranking high of 23 skyscrapers. In 1983, 71 floors (970 ft / 296 m) high Wells Fargo Plaza completed. Skyscraper in downtown Houston building fortifications, with the decline of Houston energy industry with a number of reasons for the recession in mid-1980 with the final stage. When the 53-story Texaco Heritage Plaza was completed in 1987, also shows that in the short term there will be no construction of skyscrapers. However, in the year 2002, one to the Enron Corporation of Houston for the base construction 40-story skyscraper, completed in 2001, the same year the company also closed down. During 2000-2003, a number of small office buildings built here. In the year in December 2001, Houston reaches 40,000,000 office downtown public square feet (4,000,000 m²), covers 28 square feet (2,800,000 m²) of high office. Most of the buildings from the downtown tunnel system connecting downtown Houston, this system covers the tunnel and pedestrian bridge. City of Houston on City of Houston on the region in AD 1970 and 1980 to develop rapidly. A series of high-rise office building complex in the Western Interstate 610 appears (or may be referred to as the "West Loop"). This development makes the formation of a very profound impression on the example of edge city. City of Houston on the highest level of achievement, that is 899 feet high (274 meters) landmark Williams Tower (1999 years ago called the Transco Tower), at the time, it is the world's tallest building. "Williams Tower" is a product of the special period in Houston, the energy companies to _set_ up as_set_, and was significantly expand their business. Downtown Houston, also many other landmarks of the location, such as designed by architect César Pelli and Philip Johnson, in the city of Houston on a large-scale office building, but also with energy prices and the economy in Houston Depression in the late 1980s and into the end. City of Houston in 2001 and has ShangXi 23,800,800 square feet (2,210,000 m²) of office space, and vice versa in the city of Houston, has about 40 square feet (4,000,000 m²) of office space, in the late 1990s, a small high-rise residential tower construction groups increased rapidly. Houston on the city to develop a high concentration of high-rise residential form. City layout When Houston was established in 1837, the "Father of building the city" (the city's founders) built a Administrative Region "(wards)" mode by political region (Political Subdivision). This area to locate the model was kept to this day have not changed, and now the Houston City Council (Houston City Council) to the city is divided into nine administrative regions In conclusion, the present geographical definition of the people of Houston are all within the areas of Interstate 610 (Interstate 610 or the called "The Loop", the ring road), but a lot of time in I-610 ring road around the area outside the are also included. Ring Road I-610 circle of land surrounded by most of the central business district (central business district), where there are city-oriented lifestyle, many residents who are in the inner ring (in English: Inner-Looper) itself. Houston's outlying areas, airports and suburbs and enclaves are outside the ring, another ring road around the city of Texas Highway No. 8 (referred to as the "ring road"), in the more outward 5 miles (8 km) around the city. Another ring road, Texas Highway 99 (also known as the "big firms Drive") is under construction. Houston is more than a million population, many U.S. cities, still there is no city planning law, urban development is rather haphazard. The city does not have a single job as a city under the city center, but the development of the five business areas. If the business district all together, will form under the third-largest U.S. city. Traffic Highway As Houston's urban planning and scattered hot and humid climate, the most popular means of transport vehicles. Houston's high ozone concentrations, ozone pollution among the worst U.S. cities. Houston's freeway system load capacity, and because of urban expansion, road construction often in the state. Interstate 45 South to be completed in 1952, after the first paragraph, so far, still constantly at work. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) uses several methods to try to resolve Cyprus problem Yong rush hour, with high load lanes (High Occupancy Vehicles Lane, HOV lane) main ramp metering (Ramp Metering) are very common. City _set_ting in most freeway cameras, traffic sent in a timely manner to the control center to monitor and study traffic. Important feature of the highway in Houston (Texas, most of the highway have this feature) is the side of the lane. Most of the second side of the highway two to four lanes in each plane lane, the lane under the freeway interchange from making the traffic flow can be smoothly connected with the general road, the majority of gas stations and grocery stores are also located in the side of the Drive next, but with the establishment of shops, side Drive Yong Cypriot situation is getting worse. Government is currently trying to beautify the city with new programs to address this problem. Public Transport Under the city's METRORail Texas Harris County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (English: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas) called METRO, provides public transportation, including bus, tram and lift vans. On the city, METRO provides free on the city car. METRO 2004 年 1 月 1 began to provide rail service METRORail. Short track now, about 13 km, the main driving under Main Street from the city center to the Houston Texas Medical Center and Reliant Park. A new 27 miles (43 km) light rail line extension from the Galleria area, the South Texas University to the University of Houston campus, has been the City Council adopted and preparation. As Houston's light rail system is not connected to commercial and residential areas, and bus services are not as reliable service, so residents still use the car as the main means of transport . When light rail opened up the operation, Houston is a large population of the United States in various cities, most people opposed to the local light rail system. Airport Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport and there William. Hobby Airport (Houston 1967, formerly International Airport). Bush Airport guarantee all international transport, the majority of low-cost carriers (such as Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways and AirTran, etc.) are taking off and landing at Hobby Airport. Bush Airport is Continental Airlines (headquartered in the city) the most important operations center. The city's third largest airport is Ellington Field Airport (Ellington Field Airport), for a combined military and civilian airport, has a high frequency Fosi Dun to Bush Airport, 7 September 2004 to stop operation. Fourth largest airport is located in the urban south-west of Sugar Land Regional Airport (Sugar Land Regional Airport), currently no scheduled flights and private flights take off and land only for the government. Education and scientific research University * Rice University * University of Houston * South Texas College * St. Thomas University * Houston Baptist University Houston is the prestigious location of the private Rice University, the University because of financial contributions and all the world's top 17 best universities in the country and proud of it. According to U.S. News and World Report survey. Graduates ranked the country the most prominent groups among the elite, and has the highest rate of National Merit Scholarship to obtain one. Rice University has many research facilities and laboratories. Meanwhile, Rice University, Houston Area Research Center, also the joint, the group from Rice University, University of Texas Austin, Texas A & M University {Texas A & M) and co-sponsored by the University of Houston. Houston is an internationally renowned seat of Texas Medical Center, the world's research and health care institutions, where the highest density, including the nation's top ten schools of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. MD Anderson Cancer Center is considered the world's investment in cancer research, education, patient treatment and disease prevention of the most prestigious places of authority. Texas Southern University is a historically black university (HBCU), is a pioneer in black education, to become a place is, and even the country, shaping the African American scholars, students, professors Leadership Academy for its features. St. Thomas University in Houston is located, is a tradition followed by the Byzantine Catholic liberal arts college, BASIL religious priests from Canada have created, in the Montrose area. Other services in Houston Houston Baptist Church University College as well, South Texas Law College, located in the heart of Midtown Houston, the trial has defended the country's best courses. Membership in most parts of Houston, Houston Community College System, also belong to the nation's largest community college systems. Houston Community College System for HISD in Houston and other areas. Part of the North Houston under the North Harris Montgomery Community College District. Houston, parts of eastern and south-east under the San Jacinto College. Many suburban Houston Community College also has its own system. Public schools and libraries Houston Independent School District is divided into many (in English: Independent School District, ISD), the largest school district in Houston (Houston ISD), serving more than half of urban areas. Tributary west Houston school district is spring (Spring Branch ISD), and the Alief school district. Northeastern School District is Aldine (Aldine ISD) and the Beijing Forestry University School District (North Forest ISD). Pasadena school district, school district stream, Crosby, Cypress - U.S. Coast School District, Fort Bend school district, Galena Park, Huffman, Humble, Katy school district, New Caney, and Sheldon recruit some students from the Houston city limits. City of Houston Public Library has 36 branches, together with the Central Library in downtown. Harris County Public Library has 26 branches, mostly outside urban areas in Houston. Private Schools Well-known private schools: Houston and the Houston area Catholic schools by the Galveston - Houston Archdiocese management. Houston, private sector, including the famous St. Thomas School, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School, St. Agnes School, St. John's School, Awty International School, Emery / Weiner School, and the Kinkaid School. Bishop Middle School is near Bellaire. Professional sports Houston from 1998 to 2001 had a Champ Car Grand Prix on the main floor; 2006, Champ Car return to the city an annual event, the route around the Reliant Park street. April 1, 2001, Wrestlemania X-Seven premiere Reliant Astrodome will be held in the city. The city from 2000 to the end of December 2005 college football regularly held in Houston Cup, but because sponsors did not renew, Houston Cup has been discontinued. In 2005 the city will also host second major league (Big 12) college football championship. Sister Cities Houston has 17 sister cities, the year in parentheses is the date of establishment of diplomatic relations. * United Arab Emirates Abu Zarb (2001) * Republic of China Dalian * Azerbaijan, Baku (1976) * Chiba, Japan (1973) * Aberdeen, Scotland (1979) * Guayaquil, Ecuador (1987) * Spain Huelva (1969) * Istanbul, Turkey (1986) * Leipzig, Germany (1993) * Luanda, Angola (2003) * Nice, France (1973) * Perth, Australia (1983) * People's Republic of Shenzhen (1986) * Stavanger, Norway (1980) Taipei, Republic of China (1963) * Mexico 西哥坦皮科 (2003) * Russia, TNK (1995) * Nanjing, People's Republic of
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Houston, America's fourth largest city (Houston) is located in southeast Texas, the Gulf of Mexico upper plain, 80 km from the Gulf of Mexico, elevation 49 feet (14.94 meters). Greater Houston Area (including the surrounding six counties), an area of 8778.31 square miles and a population of about 4.22 million (end of 1995 estimate); Houston urban area is 596.11 square miles with a population of 2,208,180 (2009). Mainly white, black, Mexican-Americans, including Mexican population increased rapidly in recent years. Houston municipal sub-tropical climate, the annual average temperature of 2O.7 ℃, annual average rainfall is l.224 mm. Summer is hot and humid, 33 ℃ temperature of more than 94 days. Period of 188 days of sunshine throughout the year, from July to November each year and more hurricanes. April 2, 1986, Houston and China's Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, became sister cities.
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City History
6O early, the nation's largest aerospace center - Johnson Space Center in Houston, established. 7O era of soaring world oil prices, with favorable conditions for Houston to become "the world's energy capital." However, due to 198O U.S. recession, lower oil prices and other reasons, the economy suffered a serious _set_back in Houston, the unemployment rate was up to 1O%. Since then, Houston is committed to change a single oil industry, to diversify their economies in the 8O's been restored and developed. Into 9O years later, in the rest of the U.S. economic downturn, the Houston economy continues unabated growth momentum has gradually become the U.S. high-tech centers. In 1994, the Greater Houston area's GDP was 1,373. O6 billion, including services, manufacturing, retail, transport and mining output value accounted for more than 75%. Houston, ranked No. 7 in the U.S. manufacturing sector, retail ranked 11th. In 1997, the area provides 176 million jobs. Houston is a major center of large enterprises. 5OO largest companies in the U.S., there are 15 based in Houston (including the world's largest companies in 5OO 5). Many large companies and the rest to their U.S. headquarters in Houston. In addition, the 1995 "Happy" magazine published 1OO fastest growing companies in the home to Houston as the headquarters of the three. These rankings are based on recent sales and profit growth for years to be judged. In 1994, Houston, manufacturing output reached 21.875 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for a large Houston 15.9% of GDP. Key products include chemicals, gasoline, non-electrical machinery, oil field equipment, food and metal products. Houston is the U.S. oil industry and petrochemical industry center. In the mining, processing, transportation, marketing, service, supply and technology are in a leading position. A few thousand miles long along the Texas Gulf Coast pipeline over the 20O chemical plants, refineries, distilleries and other salt processing plant and connected. According to statistics, exports to Hong Kong in 1994 by Houston plastic primary products 93.2 million tons. 1OO largest U.S. energy companies in the 28's headquarters here, in addition to more than 5,000 companies engaged in energy-related businesses. Houston is also a very important international financial and trade center, the world's largest banks in nearly 5O 4O home in _set_ting up branches or representative offices.
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Research & Education
休斯敦 科研与教育
Biotechnology development in Houston is only in recent years began. Now, this technology has not only walked in the Houston, head of industrial development, but also increased the economic diversity in Houston. Involved in the field of biotechnology is very broad, with medical, agricultural, chemical, environmental protection and consumer goods. Houston has three key development of biotechnology; Texas Medical Center, research universities and medical schools, and participation in the full commercial development and production business. Houston prominent in the development of biotechnology has attracted 59 registered in Texas biotech companies (total 131) in this _set_tled. In 1993 and 1994 International Conference on Biological Sciences meeting in Houston. Houston is also a marine research center. 7O number of U.S. marine research institutions to _set_ up headquarters here, half and half with offices here. At least 1,5 OO family is active in this area of Houston. Johnson Space Center was established in 1962, when the investment of more than 1.2 billion dollars. The city is located 25 miles away in Houston, an area of 1,62 O hectares. As NASA (the NASA) of the largest research and development institutions, the fiscal 1994 budget of 2.3 billion. In 1995, JSC employs nearly 3,300 staff, of which 64% were engaged in scientific or engineering research.
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Culture and Leisure
Houston is the United States to have some local companies performing drama, ballet, opera and symphony one of four main cities of art. Houston received a variety of performing arts organizations from the public and professional support. These groups include: the Arts Council of Houston, Houston Municipal Arts Fund and the Arts Committee. And Houston also offers many cultural activities, performance venues, including Wortham Theatre, Jesse (Jones Hall), Alley Theatre and Concert Hall can accommodate such people 3O36. Main activities each month from January: Houston International Horse Race in February that song: Galveston Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras) Houston Auto Show (Auto Show) March: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Festival (Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo) April: View Texas state flower, place northwest of downtown Houston, about 90 minutes at the Washington County. Houston International Festival (International Festival) May: Art Car Parade Art show, may be called the "strange Motor Show" is more appropriate, in May, the second or third Saturday. June: Juneteens celebration, celebrate the June 19, 1865 Emancipation Proclamation, Houston, Fourth of July: Independence Day (Independence Day) fireworks early August: Shakespeare Festival (Shakespeare Festival), place of Miller outdoor theater ( Miller outdoor theater) in late August: hot air balloon race (Ballunar Liftoff Festival), location for the Houston Space Center. Late October: Air Show (Air Show), place of southeast Houston Airport Arlington (Arlington Field); the last Thursday of November: Thanksgiving Day Parade December: Holiday lights (Holiday Lights), place Hermann Park, Zhizhou time every Friday evening.
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Geography and population
休斯敦 地理与人口
Houston, Houston, Harris County is the location of the capital city, is the largest city in Texas is the nation's fourth largest city. The city is located in the upper part of the Texas plains southeast of Mexico from the Gulf of Mexico, 80.45 km, 14.93 m above sea level. The total area of 1,598 square kilometers of the urban population of about 195 million. In recent years, closed for Hispanic populations have increased rapidly, the current total of more than whites, accounting for 37% of the total population were closed, compared to 31% of whites, blacks 25%, 5% Asian. Harris County has a total of 29 cities and towns. Greater Houston area including Harris, Galveston, Chambers and the other eight counties, with a total area of 22,733.7 square kilometers and a population of about 4,670,000. 150 years ago, the closed area is Kalun Ka Wa Indian tribes live. In 1836, developers purchased the Allen brothers built city of 26.9 square kilometers of land development. In the same year, Texas led by General Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, made an independent decision to Texas Battle of San Jacinto. Allen Brothers is the name of Houston Metro. 1837-1840, capital of the Republic of Texas in Houston worked. Population Statistics According to the 2000 census, the population of Houston has 1,953,631 people, distributed in 717,945, and 457,330 families. The population density was 1,301.8 people per square kilometer. Residential units at an average density of 521.1 units per square kilometer, a total of 782,009 units. Racial distribution was 49.27% White, 25.31% black, 0.44% Native American, 5.31% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 16.46% Other, 3.15% more than two mixed. Within the 717,945, 33.1% were children under the age of 18, 43.2% were married couples living together, 15.3% were female heads of household without a male spouse, the remaining living alone above. The average household size was 2.67, with an average family size is 3.39 people. The city's population under the age of 18 accounted for 27.5% 11.2% ,18-24 ,25-44 ,45-64 years 33.8% 19.1% 8.4% over 65 years. The average age was 31 years old. Female ratio was 99.7 per 100 women than men. Over the age of 18, compared with 97.8 per 100 women than men. The average household income of $ 36,616, the average family income is $ 40,443. The average income of men $ 32,084, $ 27,371 for females. Per capita income for the city $ 20,101. 19.2% of the population and 16.0% of households below the poverty line. 26.1% of the population under 18 years of age and 14.3% of the population over 65 years of age living below the poverty line.
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Economic situation
Beginning of this century, oil was discovered in the Houston area, the capitalists flocked to closed economies around the oil industry has developed rapidly. In 1914, Rest dig through the sea through the Gulf of Mexico 40.22 km waterway, the establishment of the Port of Houston. 40 years, pharmaceutical, medical cause of rapid development, the establishment of the future, the prestigious Texas Medical Center. After World War II, the petrochemical industry, oil refining industry has developed rapidly along the coast of cross-strait transport channel. The early 60s, the largest U.S. Space Center Johnson Space Center closed the establishment. 70 years, world oil price spikes, the rapid development of the oil industry closed, and thus obtain "the world's energy capital" of the title. 80 years, the U.S. economic recession, oil prices and other reasons, closed economy suffered a serious _set_back, the unemployment rate was as high as 10%; Since then, the rest is committed to change a single oil industry's economic structure, to diversification, the economy, subdued and has become one of the U.S. high-tech centers. The beginning of the twenty-first century, "9.11", and successive financial accounting management of large companies on the closed economy negatively affected. Houston is the U.S. energy and petrochemical industrial center. Concentrated in this region more than 5,000 energy-related companies. U.S. oil and gas in the top 200 listed companies, 45 based in here. Currently, the Texas Gulf region of 330 million barrels of daily refining crude oil, accounting for 21.1% of the United States, accounting for 85.1% of Texas. Primary petrochemical production in the region accounting for 45% of capacity. U.S. 48% and 66% of the ethylene resin are produced in this region. Houston petrochemical products in exports of nearly 2.8 billion. Houston is a city of world-famous Space. 40.23 kilometers southeast of the city center at the Johnson Space Center was founded in 1961, covers an area of 6.56 square kilometers, employing 19,000 people (including nearly 100 astronauts), is under the jurisdiction of NASA Space Center 9, one of charged with the design and manufacture of spacecraft, astronaut _select_ion and training, planning and command of manned space flight, space science experiments for a number of tasks. July 20, 1969, the Centre has successfully conducted the first human landing on the moon trip. Now, the center is the International Space Station control room on the ground control center to coordinate the operation and safety of the space station running. Texas Medical Center Houston, the United States and the world's largest medical centers. The center covers an area of 2.84 square kilometers, from 42 medical institutions, a total of 6,041 bed sheets. Treatment of the center from 2000 to 540 million patients, including a special trip to come here from abroad, attending international patients seeking 19,307 bits. The center research in cancer and heart the most famous. Since 1995, the Center received a total of 2.2 billion federal research funding.
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Investment Environment
Financial centers. Greater Houston Area is the 629 commercial banks, 220 credit institutions, 659 institutions and 905 business mortgage securities trading institutions. In 2001, the services sector of the region's GDP (2,304 billion U.S. dollars) in fifth. Houston is an international metropolis. More than 70 countries _set_ up a consulate in the closed or honorary consuls, the size of its leading group after New York and Los Angeles. Rest of high-quality labor resources, a quarter of adults have received more than four years of higher education. Houston area more than 40 institutions of higher learning. Founded in 1912, Rice University is well-known private universities. Department of Chemistry, 1996, the school found that carbon-60 because of the two professors shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Baker Institute for Public Policy is located in the school. Greater Houston area and 54 radio stations, 16 television stations. "Houston Chronicle" is closed for major newspapers, there are a hundred years of history.
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Houston Space City
Known, large-scale U.S. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, 35 kilometers southeast of Clear Lake, was built in 1962, covers an area of 656 hectares. Thanks to this center, known as the "Oil Capital of the world," said Houston, was given a "space city" in the world. 威廉佩特斯 Hobby Airport
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Aerospace Science and Technology Center
Space Center is a research and development base in the U.S. manned space shuttle and manned space flight base and operations control center, also under U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's largest space research center, participation in the ISS program is the major aerospace centers. The center of the late President Lyndon Johnson named, in 1961. It consists of research centers, command centers, training centers and major aerospace exhibition of four components, has a staff of more than 1.5 million, of which 70% of engineers and scientists. Comprehensive exhibition sector
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Houston Rockets
【Information】 team team logo Houston Rockets Rockets (Houston Rockets xia) Home city: Houston, Texas Where the Division: Western Conference's Southwest Division Arena: Toyota Center (Toyota Center) Capacity: 18,500 people Building Team Time: 1967 Joined NBA Time: 1967 Won the championship: 2 times 2008-2009 season, Coach: Rick Adelman (Rick Adelman) (annual salary: three million dollars, three-year contract) Strength and fitness coach: David - Mahathir (David Macha) Physical trainer: Chris Jones (College - Arkansas) Doctor: Tom Mu Kelan Dayton Jersey colors: red, white and silver Owner: Leslie Alexander Playoffs Views: 23 2008-2009 season roster (as of 2009.2.25) Role player name jersey numbers height and weight, age, date of birth, age of NBA ball 0 Aaron - 73 kg 1.83 m Brooks guard 1985-1-141 24-year-old Tracy McGrady on 3 guard / forward 2.03 m 101 kg 30 on 1-year-old 1979-5-2411 Trevor - Trevor Ariza at small forward 2.03 meters of 95.3 kg 24-year-old 1985-06-304 4 Luis - Luis Scola forward / center 2.06 m 104 kg 29-year-old Kyle 1980-4-301 7 years - 79 kg 1.83 m guard Kyle Lowry 23-year-old 1986-3-252 2.29 meters on center Yao Ming 11 29 1980 141 kg -9-126 5 years, Jermaine - 1.93 m 95 kg guard Taylor 23 years old 14 years Carl 1986-12-80 - Landry forward 2.01 m 111 kg 10 years, Chase, 26, 1983-9-191 - Budinger forward 2.06 m 98 kg 21 1988-5-220 13 years, David - Anderson, center / power forward, 2.13 m 111 kg 31 years 29 years 1980-06-237 Sean - Shane Battier at small forward 2.03 m 100 kg 31 years old 1978 - 9-97 of 43 Brian - Cook, power forward 2.06 m 113 kg 29 years old 44 years Chuck 1980-12-45 - Hayes 108 kg forward 1.98 meters in 26 years 1983-6-113
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Dome Stadium Astrodome Aspen El Toro
Cost of 3,100 million U.S. dollars, in 1965 completed the construction of the stadium is the world's largest an indoor stadium, equipped with heating and cooling equipment inside. Baseball, football, Qian Ma, that circus, can be held indoors. Adjacent to the Astro World is a great scale entertainment center, visitors can watch a variety of village scenery in Europe, but also be able to enjoy all kinds of performances. New St. Kazakhstan ancient battlefield San Jacinto Battlefield ADS In 1836, General Houston, Texas to fight for independence, his troops and the Mexican army fighting place. Has now become the State Park, Monument of up to 174 meters, the tower can take the elevator to board item. Tower is the Museum of History. About 26 km from the city of Houston. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Flight Center, NASA Manned Spacecraft Yinaboluo 11 launch and in this world famous. NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established in Houston in 1961, 45 kilometers southeast of the Ke Lia Lake. General Electric and near the International Business Machines and other important industrial enterprises in electronics, is truly air space science center. No. Exhibit Hall of the museum exhibition, the display apparatus used with the pilot in space, space food, the spacecraft model, the moon rocks collected on the general tourist public. Within the very vast Space Flight Center, can be obtained Inquiries into the center of the map, prepared for reference. Space Center, there is also a gift shop, selling the spacecraft model, moon stone model, and the Apollo caps.
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Encyclopedia
Xiusidun Houston Houston The largest city in the southeastern United States, the country's largest oil and third largest industrial center. The southeast coast of Texas, by the sea 80 km long canal connecting the Gulf of Mexico. Urban area of 1440 square km, population 1,595,000 (1980); large urban areas, including Harris and other small towns in 6 counties in and around an area of 16,278 square kilometers, population 2,905,000 (1980). Located in the coastal plain magnanimous, many rivers and lakes, with an average elevation of only 15 meters. Warm and humid climate. January average temperature of 12.6 ℃, 8 月 28.9 ℃, annual precipitation 1150 mm, summer often turn hit by a hurricane. Was founded in 1836. Early distribution center for the agricultural and livestock products, the slow development of a population of only 2,400 people in 1850. With the construction of the railway, particularly in areas near the beginning of the 20th century, the development of oil and gas resources and the sea canal dug, the rapid rise of the city to the oil industry-based industrial system is taking shape, the growing population. After World War II, grew even faster, in 1940 the urban population of 384,000, to 938,000 in 1960; nearly 20 years of particularly rapid growth. Houston Department of artificial harbor. 90 meters above the sea through river width, depth 11 meters, about 5,000 seagoing this out. The country's largest oil and wheat output port. Annual cargo throughput of 98.9 million tons (1982), second only to New Orleans and New York Harbor, but are mainly domestic coastal trade. Southwestern United States land transportation center, five railway lines and several roads leading to lines radiating around the expressway around the city of weeks. The city has two airports, 27 km north of downtown Houston, Intercontinental Airport, the gateway to Latin America and Europe in the air portal. Houston city Houston Youyi famous aerospace and medical research. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's largest space research center is located in the city 35 kilometers southeast of Clear Lake, covers an area of 656 hectares, the center to the late President Lyndon Johnson named (see Houston, United States, Johnson Space Wallpapers Centre). The famous "Apollo" moon, "Space Lab" and "Columbia" space shuttle launch Dengjun here. Huge Texas Medical Center is located southwest of the city, with 26 medical schools, hospitals and research institutions, the world's first heart transplant operation carried out in this. Prosperous commercial city, ranking the United States wholesale and retail sales in the first city of the South. Booming construction industry, high-rise buildings, road construction soon, city expanded, functional obvious. Important financial centers, has more than 230 domestic banks, foreign banks more than 50. Culture, education, entertainment facilities of many, there are 29 University of Houston and other colleges and universities, nationally renowned theater Islay. (Jiang Changyu)
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