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Bronx Zoo
One of the largest metropolitan zoos in the world spanning 265 acres in New York City with over 6,000 animals.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Connecticut, United States · North America
Stamford sits on the route: 5 minutes from Riverside, 36km from Bronx Zoo.
Stamford is a city located in Connecticut, United States. With a population of 128,874, it is an important destination in North America.
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Stamford () is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 34 miles (55 kilometers) outside of New York City. It is the sixth-most populous city in New England. Stamford is also the largest city in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, and Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport. WithRead more
a population of 135,470, Stamford surpassed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 2020 census. It is in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the New York City metropolitan area (specifically, the New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area).
As of 2023, Stamford is home to eight Fortune 500 companies and numerous divisions of large corporations. This gives it the largest financial district in the New York metropolitan region outside New York City and one of the nation's largest concentrations of corporations. Dominant sectors of Stamford's economy include financial services, real estate, tourism, information technology, healthcare, telecommunications, transportation, and retail. Its metropolitan division is home to multiple colleges and universities including UConn Stamford and Norwalk Community College.
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Stamford is located in Connecticut, United States, North America. The coordinates are 41.0534 latitude, -73.5387 longitude.
Stamford has a population of approximately 128,874 people, making it a city in United States.
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