Boston
Boston is a regional capital in United States with a population of about 653,833.
United StatesLarge city🏆 #28 most populated in United States🕐 America/New_York
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Boston has an area of 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area had a population of 4.9 million in 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the eleventh-largest in the United States.
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About Boston
| Country | United States |
| Continent | North America |
| Explore | MA |
| Population | 653,833 |
| Local currency | USD |
| Coordinates | 42.3584, -71.0598 |
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| Elevation | 14 m |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 634 km · Washington |
| Population (United States) | #28 most populated in United States |
| Where on Earth | 42°21′30″N · 71°3′35″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 4,715 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 5,303 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Shymkent (Kazakhstan) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -42.36, 108.94 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| New York | 306 km |
| Los Angeles | 4,170 km |
| London | 5,264 km |
| Paris | 5,531 km |
| Moscow | 7,219 km |
| São Paulo | 7,746 km |