๐บ๐ธ Hampton is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Hampton also forms part of the wider Virginia BeachโNorfolkโNewport News (Hampton Roads) metropolitan area. This area, known as "America's First Region", also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as other smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads.
Hampton traces its history to the city's Old Point Comfort, the home of Fort Monroe for almost 400 years, which was named by the 1607 voyagers, led by Captain Christopher Newport, who first established Jamestown as an English colonial settlement. Since consolidation in 1952, Hampton has included the former Elizabeth City County and the incorporated town of Phoebus, consolidated by a mutual agreement.
After the end of the American Civil War, historic Hampton University was established opposite from the town on the Hampton River, providing an education for many newly freed former slaves and for area Native Americans. In the 20th century, the area became the location of Langley Air Force Base, NASA Langley Research Center, and the Virginia Air and Space Center. Hampton features many miles of waterfront and beaches.
The city features a wide array of business and industrial enterprises, retail and residential areas, historical sites, and other points of interest, such a NASCAR short track, the oldest Anglican parish in the Americas (1610), and Fort Monroe, a moated, six-sided, historical bastion fort.
Hampton has a population of over 134,510 people. Hampton also forms part of the wider Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan area which has a population of over 1,729,114 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Hampton has four sister cities:
๐ฐ๐ท Anyang, South Korea ๐ฟ๐ฆ Pietermaritzburg, South Africa ๐จ๐ณ Siming District, China ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Southampton, England ๐ซ๐ท Vendรดme, France ๐จ๐ณ Xiamen, China๐ฐ๐ท Pyeongtaek 36.992
๐บ๐ธ Newport News 36.978
๐ฏ๐ฒ Morant Bay -76.326
๐บ๐ธ Stevensville -76.317
๐บ๐ธ Chesapeake -76.302
๐บ๐ธ Portsmouth -76.298
๐บ๐ธ Newport News -76.43
๐บ๐ธ Bloomsburg -76.45
๐บ๐ธ Lexington Park -76.45
๐ฏ๐ฒ Port Antonio -76.45
๐บ๐ธ California -76.483
๐จ๐ด Santander de Quilichao -76.483
Locations Near: Hampton -76.3423,37.0283
๐บ๐ธ Newport News -76.43,36.978 d: 9.6
๐บ๐ธ Norfolk -76.285,36.847 d: 20.8
๐บ๐ธ Portsmouth -76.298,36.834 d: 22
๐บ๐ธ Chesapeake -76.302,36.678 d: 39.1
๐บ๐ธ Suffolk -76.6,36.733 d: 40
๐บ๐ธ Virginia Beach -75.978,36.851 d: 37.9
๐บ๐ธ Petersburg -77.4,37.213 d: 96
๐บ๐ธ Henrico County -77.4,37.55 d: 110.1
๐บ๐ธ Richmond -77.433,37.541 d: 112.1
๐บ๐ธ Chesterfield -77.5,37.367 d: 109.2
Antipodal to: Hampton 103.658,-37.028
๐ฆ๐บ Bunbury 115.637,-33.327 d: 18852.2
๐ฆ๐บ Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 18806.3
๐ฆ๐บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 18792.8
๐ฆ๐บ City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 18777.8
๐ฆ๐บ Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 18765
๐ฆ๐บ Perth 115.857,-31.953 d: 18764.1
๐ฆ๐บ Wanneroo 115.803,-31.747 d: 18756.8
๐ฆ๐บ Guildford 115.973,-31.9 d: 18751.6