Baton Rouge

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 (2,312 views/month, #44 of 9,394).^[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 image is recorded as Baton Rouge Louisiana waterfront aerial view.jpg^[7].
• Baton Rouge's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[8].
• Baton Rouge's instance of is recorded as state or insular area capital of the United States^[9].
• Baton Rouge's instance of is recorded as county seat^[10].
• Baton Rouge's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Baton Rouge's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county^[12].
• Baton Rouge's flag image is recorded as Flag of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.svg^[13].
• Baton Rouge's shares border with is recorded as Alexandria^[14].
• Baton Rouge's logo image is recorded as Wordmark of Baton Rouge.png^[15].
• Baton Rouge's flag is recorded as flag of Baton Rouge^[16].
• Baton Rouge's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aix-en-Provence^[17].
• Baton Rouge's twinned administrative body is recorded as Port-au-Prince^[18].
• Baton Rouge's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taichung^[19].
• Baton Rouge's twinned administrative body is recorded as Córdoba^[20].
• Baton Rouge's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134323527^[21].
• Baton Rouge's GND ID is recorded as 4080287-5^[22].
• Baton Rouge's locator map image is recorded as East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana incorporated and unincorporated areas Baton Rouge highlighted.svg^[23].
• Baton Rouge's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79055660^[24].
• Baton Rouge's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11991537p^[25].
• Baton Rouge's IdRef ID is recorded as 133278603^[26].
• Baton Rouge's postal code is recorded as 70801^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +1699-00-00T00:00:00Z^[28] and +1719-00-00T00:00:00Z^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

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

Why It Matters

Baton Rouge ranks in the top 0.47% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,312 views/month, #44 of 9,394).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

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