Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city in and seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With an estimated 2019 population of 1,343,573, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after San Antonio and Houston. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. It is the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country at 7.5 million people. Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas.
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Dallas, Collin, Denton, Rockwall, Kaufman |
| Incorporated | February 2, 1856 |
| Type | Council–Manager |
| Body | Dallas City Council |
| Mayor | Eric Johnson (D) |
| Population (2010) | 1,197,816 |
| Estimate (2019) | 1,343,573 |
| Urban | 5,121,892 (6th) |
| Metro | 7,233,323 (4th) |
| CSA | 7,673,305 (7th) |
| Demonym | Dallasite |
| Time zone | Central (UTC−06:00) |
| Summer (DST) | Central (UTC−05:00) |
| Area codes | 214, 469, 945, 972, 682, 817 |
| FIPS code | 48-19000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380944 |
| Primary airport | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
| Secondary airport | Dallas Love Field |
| Commuter rail | Trinity Railway Express |
| Rapid transit | DART Light Rail |
Over Dallas
Revival of the soap opera of the same name that aired from 1978 to 1991. The series revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Dallas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries.
Prestaties van Dallas
While the original series was filmed primarily in Los Angeles, the new series was filmed in and around Dallas.
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