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Place Name
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Harahan
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Pronunciation
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HA-ruh-han
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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9,927 (1990)
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Location
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Jefferson parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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29°57'N
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Longitude
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90°12'W
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Harahan
(HA-ruh-han), city (1990 pop. 9,927),
Jefferson parish, SE La., a suburb
8 mi/13 km W of downtown New Orleans, on the
Mississippi R.; 29°57'N 90°12'W. Agr. shipping center; mfg.
(fabricated metal prods., bldg. materials, machinery, soft drinks,
paper prods., foods, chemicals). Huey P. Long Bridge over the
Mississippi is nearby.
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