Dallas

Dallas (/ˈdæləs/) is a major ceety in the state o Texas an is the lairgest urban centre o the fowert maist populous metropolitan aurie in the Unitit States. The ceety proper ranks nint in the U.S. an third in Texas efter Houston an San Antonio. The ceety's prominence arose frae its historical importance as a centre for the ile an cotton industries, an its poseetion alang numerous railwey lines. The bulk o the ceety is in Dallas Coonty, o which it is the coonty seat; housomeivver, sections o the ceety are locatit in Collin, Denton, Kaufman, an Rockwall counties. Accordin tae the 2010 United States Census, the ceety haed a population o 1,197,816. The United States Census Bureau's estimate for the ceety's population increased tae 1,300,092 as o 1 Julie 2015. Foondit in 1841 an formally incorporatit as a ceety in Februar, 1856, the ceety's economy is primarily based on bankin, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy, an transportation, hame tae several Fortune 500 companies. Locatit in North Texas an a major ceety in the Soothwastren Unitit States, Dallas is the core o the lairgest inland metropolitan aurie in the Unitit States that lacks ony navigable link tae the sea. The ceety's prominence arose frae its historical importance as a centre for the ile an cotton industries, its poseetion alang numerous railwey lines, a strang industrial an financial sector, an its status as a major inland port (due lairgely tae the presence o Dallas/Fort Worth Internaitional Airport, ane o the lairgest an busiest in the warld). It wis ratit as a beta warld ceety bi the Globalization an Warld Cities Study Group & Network. Sister ceeties Dallas haes sax Sister Ceeties an five Friendship Ceeties. Sister Ceeties Brno, Czech Republic Dijon, Fraunce Monterrey, Mexico Riga, Latvie Saratov, Roushie Taipei, Taiwan Friendship Ceeties Sendai, Japan Tianjin, Cheenae Qingdao, Cheenae Dalian, Cheenae Nanjing, Cheenae References Freemit airtins Official city website Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau Dallas frae the Handbeuk o Texas Online Travel guide tae Dallas frae Wikivoyage