Bakersfield
city and county seat of Kern County, California, United States
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Summary
Bakersfield is a city in the United States[1]. Bakersfield ranks in the top 0.65% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,227 views/month, #61 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kern County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Karen Goh[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], charter city[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Bucheon[8], Minsk[9], Wakayama[10], Cixi City[11], Santiago de Querétaro[12], Amritsar[13]
- Legislative body: Bakersfield City Council[14]
- Postal code: 93301[15], 93302[16], 93303[17], 93304[18], 93305[19], 93306[20], 93307[21], 93308[22], 93309[23], 93311[24], 93312[25], 93313[26], 93314[27], 93380[28]
- Commons category: Bakersfield, California[29]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[30], UTC−08:00[31], UTC−07:00[32]
- Local dialing code: 661[33]
- Inception: 1869[34]
- Official website: http://www.bakersfieldcity.us[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bakersfield, California[36]
- Population: 347,483[37], 403,455[38]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Bakersfield, California[39]
- Capital of: Kern County[40]
- Official name: Bakersfield[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bakersfield, California[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bakersfield, California[43]
- Number of households: 118,568[44]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bakersfield, California[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bakersfield include Bakersfield Municipal Airport[46], an airport[47], in United States[48].
Why It Matters
Bakersfield has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Bakersfield is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Bakersfield include Bakersfield Municipal Airport[46], an airport[47], in United States[48].