Latitude and longitude of Portal:Rhode Island/Selected article/6
- Nearby Grafton, Massachusetts, United States
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Woonsocket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,224 at the 2000 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts border. The city is the corporate headquarters of CVS Caremark, a leading integrated pharmacy services provider. It is also home to Landmark Medical Center, St John the Baptist Union, the Museum of Work and Culture and the American-French Genealogical Society. Local Hip-Hop radio station WWKX 106.3 "Hot 106" is licensed to broadcast from Woonsocket. Radio Station WNRI, established in 1954, broadcasts 24 hours daily from its Diamond Hill Road studios. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.0 square miles (20.6 km²), of which, 7.7 square miles (20.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (3.14%) is water. Woonsocket is located at (42°0′6″N71°30′26″W), approximately 15 miles north of Providence.
Latitude: 42° 00' 3.60" N
Longitude: -71° 30' 15.59" W
Nearest city to this article: Woonsocket
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