Alexandria
largest city and parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Summary
Alexandria is a city in the United States[1]. Alexandria ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,983 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rapides Parish[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Red River[5]
- Head of government: Jeff Hall[6], Jacques Roy[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8]
- Shares border with: Baton Rouge[9]
- Postal code: 71301[10], 71302[11], 71303[12], 71306[13], 71307[14], 71309[15], 71311[16], 71315[17]
- Commons category: Alexandria, Louisiana[18]
- Local dialing code: 318[19]
- Inception: 1818[20]
- Coordinate location: 31.31125, -92.44519444444444[21]
- Official website: http://www.cityofalexandriala.com/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alexandria, Louisiana[23]
- Population: 46,180[24], 47,723[25], 45,275[26]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana[27]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Official name: Alexandria[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Alexandria, Louisiana[31]
- Number of households: 17,738[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Alexandria, Louisiana[33]
- Different from: Alexandria[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 23[35]
- Area: 75.318873[36], 75.362765[37], 75.578714[38], 73.790296[39], 1.788418[40]
- Water as percent of area: 2.3651[41]
- Territory overlaps: Alexandria urban area[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Alexandria include Alexandria International Airport[43], an international airport[44], in United States[45].
Why It Matters
Alexandria has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Alexandria is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Alexandria include Alexandria International Airport[43], an international airport[44], in United States[45].