Annapolis
capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and seat of Anne Arundel County
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Summary
Annapolis is a city in the United States[1]. Annapolis ranks in the top 1% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,839 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Maryland Municipal League[3], GovAI Coalition[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Anne Arundel County[5]
- Country: United States[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Severn River[7]
- Instance of: state or insular area capital of the United States[8], county seat[9]
- Named after: Anne of Great Britain[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Tallinn[11], Dumfries[12], Annapolis Royal[13], Redwood City[14], Newport[15], Wexford[16], Niterói[17], Rochefort[18]
- Postal code: 21401[19], 21402[20], 21403[21], 21404[22], 21405[23], 21409[24], 21411[25], 21412[26]
- Commons category: Annapolis, Maryland[27]
- Local dialing code: 410[28], 443[29]
- Inception: 1649[30]
- Coordinate location: 38.978611111111114, -76.49194444444444[31]
- Official website: https://www.annapolis.gov/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Annapolis, Maryland[33]
- Population: 33,195[34], 35,838[35], 38,394[36], 39,418[37], 40,812[38], 40,687[39]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Annapolis[40]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42], The American Cyclopædia[43], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[44], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[45], New International Encyclopedia[46], The New Student's Reference Work[47]
- Capital of: Maryland[48], Anne Arundel County[49], Province of Maryland[50]
- Topic has template: Template:Annapolis[51]
- Heritage designation: National Treasure[52]
- Official name: Annapolis[53]
- Nickname: America's Sailing Capital[54], Sailing Capital of the World[55], Naptown[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Annapolis include USS Annapolis[57], an attack submarine[58].
Why It Matters
Annapolis has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Annapolis is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for Annapolis include USS Annapolis[57], an attack submarine[58].