Baton Rouge
capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana and seat of East Baton Rouge Parish
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Summary
Baton Rouge is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,101 views/month, #44 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: East Baton Rouge Parish[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mississippi River[5]
- Head of government: Sharon Weston Broome[6]
- Instance of: state or insular area capital of the United States[7], county seat[8], big city[9], consolidated city-county[10]
- Shares border with: Alexandria[11]
- Flag: flag of Baton Rouge[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Aix-en-Provence[13], Port-au-Prince[14], Taichung[15], Córdoba[16]
- Postal code: 70801[17], 70802[18], 70803[19], 70804[20], 70805[21], 70806[22], 70807[23], 70808[24], 70809[25], 70810[26], 70811[27], 70812[28], 70813[29], 70814[30]
- Commons category: Baton Rouge, Louisiana[31]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[32]
- Local dialing code: 225[33]
- Inception: 1699[34], 1719[35]
- Official website: https://www.brla.gov/[36]
- IPA transcription: ˌbætən ˈruːʒ[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Baton Rouge include Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport[38], an airport[39], in United States[40] and USS Baton Rouge[41], an attack submarine[42].
Why It Matters
Baton Rouge has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport[38], an airport[39], in United States[40] and USS Baton Rouge[41], an attack submarine[42].