This is the article about the city in
New York State. For the city in
Sicily, see
Syracuse, Sicily. For all other meanings, see
Syracuse (disambiguation). Syracuse (
IPA: , sometimes pronounced or by non-natives) is a city in
Central New York,
USA. According to the
2000 census, the
city population was 147,306, and its
metropolitan area had a population of 732,117. It is the
county seat of
Onondaga County and the economic and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over a million inhabitants. Syracuse is also well provided with convention sites, with a
downtown convention complex and the
Empire Expo Center directly west of the city, which hosts the annual
Great New York State Fair. Syracuse was named after the original
Syracuse, a city on the eastern coast of
Sicily,
Italy, with which it shares some similarities, including a formerly important salt industry and a neighboring town of
Salina.
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