Metropolis
Metropolis is a small city in Southern Illinois probably named out of wishful thinking which hasn't really been borne out. The town's current claim to fame is as the host for a floating riverboat casino run by the Harrah's casino chain of Reno, Nevada.
- Town with about 5,970 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 360 feet (110 metres)
- …dates from 1839
- Description: city in Illinois, United States
- Postal code: 62960
- Also known as“Metropolis City”“Metropolis, IL”“Metropolis, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Discover Fort Massac and Massac Memorial Hospital.
Massac Memorial Hospital
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Metropolis
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Latitude
37.1512° or 37° 9′ 4″ north
Longitude
-88.732° or 88° 43′ 55″ west
UN/LOCODE
US MET
Open location code
869H5729+F6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Metropolis” goes by many names.
متروبوليسArabic
MetropolisBasque
МетрополисBulgarian
MetropolisCatalan
MetropolisCebuano
МетрополисChechen
梅特罗波利斯Chinese
MetropolisCroatian
MetropolisDanish
MetropolisDutch
متروبوليسEgyptian Arabic
متروپؤليسGilaki
متروپؤليس (ايلينؤی)Gilaki
MetropolisHaitian
Metropolis, IlinwaHaitian
מטרופוליסHebrew
MetropolisHungarian
MetropolisIdo
Metropolis, IllinoisIdo
MetropolisIrish
MetropolisItalian
メトロポリスJapanese
메트로폴리스Korean
MetropolisLadin
متروپلیسMazanderani
متروپلیس (ایلینوی)Mazanderani
MetropolisMin Nan Chinese
मेट्रोपोलिसNewari
मेट्रोपोलिस (इलियोनोई)Newari
मेट्रोपोलिस, इलिनोइNewari
MetropolisNorwegian
MetropolisNorwegian Bokmål
متروپلیسPersian
متروپولیس، ایلینویPersian
MetropolisPolish
МетрополисRussian
Метрополис (Иллинойс)Russian
МетрополисSerbian
MetropolisSerbo-Croatian
Metropolis, IllinoisSerbo-Croatian
متروپلیس، ایلینویSouth Azerbaijani
MetropolisSwedish
Metropolis, IllinoisSwedish
МетрополисTatar
МетрополісUkrainian
میٹروپولسUrdu
میٹروپولس، الینوائےUrdu
MetropolisUzbek
MetropolisVietnamese
Metropolis, IllinoisVietnamese
MetropolisVolapük
MetropolisWaray (Philippines)
Metropolis, IllinoisWaray (Philippines)
MetropolisWelsh
Metropolis, IllinoisWelsh
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Metropolis”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Metropolis Junction and Massac City.
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