Alexandria
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Summary
Alexandria is an independent city in the United States[1]. Alexandria draws 6,925 Wikipedia views per month (independent city in the united states category, ranking #6 of 40).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: GovAI Coalition[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Virginia[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Potomac River[6]
- Head of government: Justin Wilson[7], Alyia Gaskins[8]
- Instance of: independent city in Virginia[9]
- Official language: English[10]
- Shares border with: Arlington County[11], Washington, D.C.[12], Fairfax County[13], Prince George's County[14]
- Basic form of government: council–manager government[15]
- Named after: Philip Alexander Jr.[16]
- Flag: flag of Alexandria[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Gyumri[18], Dundee[19], Caen[20], Helsingborg Municipality[21]
- Postal code: 20598[22], 22301[23], 22302[24], 22303[25], 22304[26], 22305[27], 22306[28], 22307[29], 22308[30], 22309[31], 22310[32], 22311[33], 22312[34], 22313[35]
- Part of: Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[36]
- Commons category: Alexandria, Virginia[37]
- Local dialing code: 703[38], 571[39]
- Inception: January 1, 1749[40]
- Coordinate location: 38.804722222222, -77.047222222222[41]
- Official website: https://www.alexandriava.gov/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alexandria, Virginia[43]
- Population: 140,826[44], 144,340[45], 146,839[46], 148,892[47], 153,511[48]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Alexandria include Washington metropolitan area[49], a metropolitan statistical area[50], in United States[51] and Alexandria Real Estate Equities[52], a business[53], in United States[54], founded in 1994[55], headquartered in Pasadena[56].
Why It Matters
Alexandria has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Alexandria is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Alexandria include Washington metropolitan area[49], a metropolitan statistical area[50], in United States[51] and Alexandria Real Estate Equities[52], a business[53], in United States[54], founded in 1994[55], headquartered in Pasadena[56].