Baton Rouge

Summary

Baton Rouge is a city in the United States^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish^[3].
• Baton Rouge is in the country of United States^[4].
• Baton Rouge is on the body of water Mississippi River^[5].
• Baton Rouge's head of government is recorded as Sharon Weston Broome^[6].
• Baton Rouge's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[7].
• Baton Rouge's instance of is recorded as state or insular area capital of the United States^[8].
• Baton Rouge's instance of is recorded as county seat^[9].
• Baton Rouge's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Baton Rouge's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county^[11].
• Baton Rouge's shares border with is recorded as Alexandria^[12].
• Baton Rouge's flag is recorded as flag of Baton Rouge^[13].
• Baton Rouge's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aix-en-Provence^[14].
• Baton Rouge's twinned administrative body is recorded as Port-au-Prince^[15].
• Baton Rouge's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taichung^[16].
• Baton Rouge's twinned administrative body is recorded as Córdoba^[17].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70801^[18].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70802^[19].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70803^[20].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70804^[21].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70805^[22].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70806^[23].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70807^[24].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70808^[25].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70809^[26].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70810^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1699^[28] and 1719^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Baton Rouge include USS Baton Rouge^[30], an attack submarine^[31] and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport^[32], an airport^[33], in United States^[34].

Why It Matters

Baton Rouge has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include USS Baton Rouge^[30], an attack submarine^[31] and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport^[32], an airport^[33], in United States^[34].