Monroe

Monroe is the third-largest city in , largest city in Northeast Louisiana, and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish. It is also home to the University of Louisiana at Monroe and their sports team, the ULM Warhawks.
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  • Type: City with 47,700 residents
  • Description: parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as: Fort Miro”, “Fuerte Miro”, “Monroe, LA”, “Monroe, Louisiana”, “Post of Ouachita”, “Poste d’Ouachita”, “Poste du Ouachita”, “Prairie des Canots”, “Prairie of the Canoes”, and “Puesto De Ouachitta
  • Postal codes: 71201-71203, 71207, and 71209-71213

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monroe Civic Center.

Event venue
The is a 7,600-seat, full-service, multi-purpose arena located in Monroe, Louisiana, built in 1965. The facility is home to the Monroe Moccasins ice hockey team and was previously home to the original Monroe Moccasins and the Louisiana Bayou Beast indoor football team.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Monroe.

Town
is the second largest city in , United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 13,103. It is situated on the , across from the neighboring city of Monroe.

Monroe

Latitude
32.5025° or 32° 30′ 9″ north
Longitude
-92.1162° or 92° 6′ 58″ west
Population
47,700
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
IATA airport code
MLU
Open location code
8649GV3M+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151704996
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
4333669
Wiki­data ID
Q947115
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Monroe” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مونرو
  • Armenian: Մոնրո
  • Basque: Monroe
  • Belarusian: Манро
  • Catalan: Monroe
  • Cebuano: Monroe
  • Chechen: Монро
  • Chinese: Monroe
  • Chinese: 門羅
  • Chinese: 门罗
  • Croatian: Monroe, Louisiana
  • Croatian: Monroe
  • Czech: Monroe
  • Dagbani: Manroe
  • Danish: Monroe
  • Dutch: Monroe
  • Egyptian Arabic: مونرو
  • Finnish: Monroe
  • French: Monroe
  • German: Monroe (Louisiana)
  • German: Monroe
  • Gilaki: مؤنرؤ
  • Haitian: Monroe, Lwizyana
  • Haitian: Monroe
  • Hausa: Yankin monroe
  • Hebrew: מונרו
  • Hungarian: Monroe
  • Irish: Monroe
  • Italian: Monroe
  • Japanese: モンロー
  • Korean: 먼로
  • Ladin: Monroe
  • Low German: Monroe
  • Mainfränkisch: Monroe
  • Mazanderani: مونرو
  • Min Nan Chinese: Monroe
  • Newari: मन्रो, लुइजियाना
  • Newari: मन्रो
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Monroe
  • Norwegian: Monroe
  • Persian: منروو، لوئیزیانا
  • Persian: منروو
  • Persian: مونرو
  • Polish: Monroe
  • Portuguese: Monroe
  • Romanian: Monroe
  • Russian: Монро (Луизиана)
  • Russian: Монро
  • Serbian: Монро
  • Serbo-Croatian: Monroe, Louisiana
  • Serbo-Croatian: Monroe
  • Slovak: Monroe
  • Slovenian: Monroe
  • South Azerbaijani: منروو، لوئیزیانا
  • Spanish: Monroe (Luisiana)
  • Spanish: Monroe
  • Swahili: Monroe, Louisiana
  • Swahili: Monroe
  • Swedish: Monroe, Louisiana
  • Swedish: Monroe
  • Tatar: Монро (Луизиана)
  • Tatar: Монро
  • Turkish: Monroe, Louisiana
  • Turkish: Monroe
  • Ukrainian: Монро
  • Urdu: مونرو، لوزیانا
  • Urdu: مونرو
  • Uzbek: Monroe
  • Volapük: Monroe
  • Waray (Philippines): Monroe, Louisiana
  • Waray (Philippines): Monroe
  • Welsh: Monroe, Louisiana
  • Welsh: Monroe
  • Western Armenian: Մոնրօ

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