The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York City borough of Queens, across the East River. The Bronx is the only New York City borough not primarily located on an island. The Bronx has a land area of 42 square miles and a population of 1,472,654 in the 2020 census. If each borough were ranked as a city, the Bronx would rank as the ninth-most-populous in the U.S. Of the five boroughs, it has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density. The population density of the Bronx was 32,718.7 inhabitants per square mile in 2022, the third-highest population density of any county in the United States, behind Manhattan and Brooklyn.

County: Bronx (coterminous)
City: New York City
Settled: 1639
Named for: Jonas Bronck
Type: Borough of New York City
Borough President: Vanessa Gibson (D), – (Borough of the Bronx)
District Attorney: Darcel Clark (D), – (Bronx County)
Water: 27%
Population (2020): 1,472,654
Demonym: Bronxite
Time zone: Eastern (UTC–05:00)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC–04:00)
ZIP Code prefix: 104
Official Website: http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/
Wikidata description: borough of New York City, New York, United States
Wikidata id: Q18426
Wikidata label: The Bronx
Wikidata aliases: Array
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