New Haven is a city in the Connecticut county of the same name , on the shores of Long Island Strait. Large port . Population - 130,741 people ( 2012 ), is the second most populated city in the state after Bridgeport .
| City | |
| New Haven | |
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| New haven | |
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| A country |  USA |
| State | Connecticut |
| County | New Haven |
| The mayor | Tony harp |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1638 |
| First mention | 1638 |
| City with | 1784 |
| Square | 52.1 km² |
| Center height | 15 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 5 ; summer UTC − 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | 130 741 people ( 2012 ) |
| Density | 2648.6 people / km² |
| Agglomeration | 862 477 ( New York ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | 203, 475 |
| Postal codes | 06501-06540 |
| Car code | 203 |
| cityofnewhaven.com | |
The city was founded in 1638 , when about five hundred Puritans left the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded the New Haven colony . A year later, they laid the streets in a grid of four by four, creating what is now widely known as the “Plan of Nine Squares”. The center of this block, called New Haven Green , with an area of 6 hectares, is the US National Historic Site .
The city has developed the production of firearms and ammunition , watches , electrical goods, industrial equipment and tools, developed instrumentation and the chemical industry .
The New Haven has the mouth of the Quinnipiac River.
Colleges and universities
- Yale University , founded in 1701
- Berkeley Theological School , founded in 1854
- University of Southern Connecticut , founded in 1893
- University of New Haven , founded in 1920
- Albert the Great College , founded in 1925
Twin Cities
New Haven is a twin city of the following cities:
- Afula , Israel
- Amalfi , Italy
- Avignon , France
- Freetown , Sierra Leone
- Hue , Vietnam
- Leon , Nicaragua