Albany
city in and county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States
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Albany is a city in the United States[1]. Albany ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,117 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dougherty County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Bo Dorough[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6], municipality of Georgia[7]
- Shares border with: Phenix City[8]
- Postal code: 31701[9], 31702[10], 31703[11], 31704[12], 31705[13], 31706[14], 31707[15], 31708[16], 31721[17]
- Commons category: Albany, Georgia[18]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[19]
- Local dialing code: 229[20]
- Inception: January 1, 1836[21]
- Official website: http://www.albany.ga.us[22], https://www.albanyga.gov/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Albany, Georgia[24]
- Population: 77,434[25], 69,647[26]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Albany, Georgia[27]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], The Encyclopedia Americana[29], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[30], New International Encyclopedia[31]
- Capital of: Dougherty County[32]
- Official name: Albany[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Albany, Georgia[34]
- Category for people who died here: Q17485951[35]
- Number of households: 28,184[36]
- Native label: Albany[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Albany, Georgia[38]
- Different from: Albany[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 62 m[40]
- Area: 144.589215 km²[41], 144.747307 km²[42]
Why It Matters
Albany has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Albany is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]