Akron
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Summary
Akron is a county seat[1]. Akron draws 7,730 Wikipedia views per month (county seat category, ranking #6 of 50).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Summit County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Dan Horrigan[5], Shammas Malik[6]
- Instance of: city in the United States[7], big city[8], city of Ohio[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Chemnitz[10]
- Postal code: 44301[11], 44302[12], 44303[13], 44304[14], 44305[15], 44306[16], 44307[17], 44308[18], 44309[19], 44310[20], 44311[21], 44312[22], 44313[23], 44314[24]
- Commons category: Akron, Ohio[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[26], UTC−04:00[27]
- Local dialing code: 330[28], 234[29]
- Inception: 1825[30]
- Official website: https://www.visitakron-summit.org/[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Akron, Ohio[32]
- Population: 199,110[33], 190,469[34]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Akron, Ohio[35]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[41], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43], The New Student's Reference Work[44]
- Capital of: Summit County[45]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Akron include Akron-Canton Airport[46], an airport[47], in United States[48], founded in 1946[49]; Akron Fulton International Airport[50], an international airport[51], in United States[52]; and Akron[53], a town in the United States[54], in United States[55], founded in 1836[56].
Why It Matters
Akron has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Akron is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Akron include Akron-Canton Airport[46], an airport[47], in United States[48], founded in 1946[49]; Akron Fulton International Airport[50], an international airport[51], in United States[52]; and Akron[53], a town in the United States[54], in United States[55], founded in 1836[56].