page_title: Honolulu
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Honolulu / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Astronaut Photography of Honolulu Hawaii taken from the International Sapce Station (ISS)
context_page_description: Honolulu is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is an unincorporated part of and the county seat of the City and County of Honolulu along the southeast coast of the island of Oʻahu. The city is the main gateway to Hawaiʻi and a major portal into the United States. The city is also a major hub for international business and military defense, as well as being host to a diverse variety of east–west and Pacific cultures, cuisine, and traditions.
  Honolulu is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau recognizes the approximate area commonly referred to as "City of Honolulu" as a census county division. Honolulu is a major financial center of the islands and of the Pacific Ocean. The population of the Honolulu census designated place was 345,064 as of the 2019 population estimate, while the Honolulu CCD was 390,738.
  Honolulu means "sheltered harbor" or "calm port" in Hawaiian. The old name is Kou, a district roughly encompassing the area from Nuʻuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street which is the heart of the present downtown district.
context_section_description: According to the United States Census Bureau, the Urban Honolulu Census-designated place (CDP) has a total area of 68.4 square miles (177.2 km²). 60.5 square miles (156.7 km²) of it (88.44%) is land, and 7.9 square miles (20.5 km²) of it (11.56%) is water.
  Honolulu is the most remote major city in the world. The closest location on the mainland United States to Honolulu is the Point Arena Lighthouse in California, at 2,045 nautical miles (3,787 km). (Nautical vessels require some additional distance to circumnavigate Makapuʻu Point.) However, islands off the Mexican coast, and part of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska are slightly closer to Honolulu than the mainland. The volcanic field of the Honolulu Volcanics is partially located inside the city.
caption: Astronaut photograph of western Honolulu, HNL Airport, and Pearl Harbor taken from the International Space Station
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