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Hanover Township

Hanover Township is a township in , . As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,424, making it the most populous township in the county.
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  • Type: Locality with 11,400 residents
  • Description: township in central Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania”, “Hollenback Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania”, and “Township of Hanover”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Haystack Mountain.

Peak
, is an otherwise non-descript 1871 ft peak forming the steep southwestern faces of the Solomon Gap mountain pass's saddle connecting and dividing the Wyoming Valley from the . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Hanover Township.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilkes-Barre and Ashley.

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is a city of 41,000 people in , approximately 20 miles southwest of . The city is named for John Wilkes and Isaac Barre, both of whom were members of the British Parliament who opposed royal rule of the colonies.

Village
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is a borough in , , one mile from . The population was 2,588 at the 2020 census.

Village
is a borough in , United States. It is 2 miles west of Wilkes Barre on the . The population was 4,216 as of the 2020 census. is situated 3 miles north of Hanover Township.

Hanover Township

Latitude
41.2012° or 41° 12′ 4″ north
Longitude
-75.9288° or 75° 55′ 44″ west
Population
11,400
Elevation
702 feet (214 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US HNP
Open location code
87H6632C+FF
Geo­Names ID
5192589
Wiki­data ID
Q5649461
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In Other Languages

From German to Vietnamese—“Hanover Township” goes by many names.
  • German: “Hanover Township”
  • Hebrew: “הנובר”
  • Japanese: “ハノーヴァー・タウンシップ”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Hanover (condado de Luzerne, Pensilvania)”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Hanover”
  • Ukrainian: “Гановер Тауншип”
  • Urdu: “ہنور ٹاؤن شپ، لوزرنے کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا”
  • Urdu: “ہنور ٹاؤن شپ”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Hanover, Quận Luzerne, Pennsylvania”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Hanover”

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Highlights include Wilkes-Barre Mountain and South Pond.

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