Cambridge [1] [2] [3] , Cambridge [4] [5] [6] [3] ( English Cambridge ) - a city in the state of Massachusetts in the USA , is separated by the Charles River from Boston .
| City | |||
| Cambridge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | |||
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| A country |  USA | ||
| State | Massachusetts | ||
| County | Middlesex | ||
| The mayor | Henrietta Davis | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Based | 1630 | ||
| City with | 1636 | ||
| Square | km² | ||
| Center height | 12 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 ; summer UTC − 4 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 105 162 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Density | 6087.3 people / km² | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +1 617, 857 | ||
| Postal codes | 02138-02142 | ||
| GNIS | |||
| cambridgema.gov | |||
According to the 2010 census, the population of Cambridge is 105 162 people, but it is the place of work for many people from the vicinity of the city.
Cambridge is known for two educational and research centers: Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .
Attractions
- Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology
- Harvard Museum of Natural History
Twin Cities
Cambridge has six official twin cities with which active relations are maintained [7] :
- Coimbra , Portugal (since June 1982)
- Gaeta , Italy (since December 1982)
- Science City of Tsukuba , Japan (since October 1983)
- The Hague , Netherlands (since March 1987) [8]
- Gelendzhik , Russia (since April 1987) [9] [10]
- Galway , Ireland (since March 1997)
Cambridge is in the process of developing relations with the city of Le Que , Haiti [11] .
Cambridge also has ten official twin cities with which there is currently no active relationship [7] :
- Dublin , Ireland (October 1983)
- Ischia , Italy (June 1984)
- Catania , Italy (February 1987)
- Essen , Germany (October 1989)
- Florence , Italy (March 1992)
- , Dominican Republic (May 2003)
- Southwark , London , UK (June 2004)
- , Daejeon , South Korea (February 2005)
- Haidian , Beijing , China (March 2005)
- Cienfuegos , Cuba (May 2005) [12]
In astronomy
In honor of Cambridge, the asteroid (740) Cantabia was discovered, discovered in 1913 by the American astronomer Joel Metcalf , who graduated from Harvard University in Cambridge. Cantabia is an acronym for Cantabrigia, meaning Cambridge in Latin.
Notes
- ↑ Superanskaya A.V. Dictionary of geographical names. - M.: AST-PRESS BOOK, 2013 .-- 208 p. - S. 58: Cambridge, a; Cambridge (Great Britain, USA).
- ↑ Cambridge // Big Russian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ 1 2 Cambridge // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- ↑ United States of America // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2009; ch. ed. G.V. Pozdnyak . - M .: PKO "Cartography": Onyx, 2010. - S. 168-169. - ISBN 978-5-85120-295-7 (Cartography). - ISBN 978-5-488-02609-4 (Onyx).
- ↑ Cambridge // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / ed. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986. - S. 158.
- ↑ Instruction for Russian transmission of English geographical names / Ed. L.I. Anenberg . - M. , 1975 .-- 80 p. - 1000 copies. ( alternative link )
- ↑ 1 2 Cambridge Peace Commission :: Sister Cities (inaccessible link) . cambridgema.gov. Archived on June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Cambridge Peace Commission :: Sister City San José Las Flores, El Salvador (inaccessible link) . cambridgema.gov. Archived on June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Cambridge Peace Commission :: Sister City Yerevan, Armenia (inaccessible link) . cambridgema.gov. Archived on June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Yerevan Sister Cities (English) .
- ↑ Cambridge Peace Commission :: the Cambridge-Haiti Sister City Committee (inaccessible link) . cambridgema.gov. Archived on June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Cambridge Peace Commission :: Sister City Cienfuegos, Cuba (inaccessible link) . cambridgema.gov. Archived on June 5, 2015.
Links
- Cambridge // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- Cambridge, a city in the USA // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- A Brief History of Cambridge
- Cambridge Buildings and Architects
- Cambridge Maps
- Cambridge Geographic Information System