Berkeley

Summary

Berkeley is a city in the United States^[1]. Berkeley ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,911 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Berkeley was a member of Alameda County Transportation Commission^[3].
• Berkeley was a member of Association of Bay Area Governments^[4].
• Berkeley is located in Alameda County^[5].
• Berkeley is in the country of United States^[6].
• Berkeley's head of government is recorded as Adena Ishii^[7].
• Berkeley's image is recorded as Berkeley-downtown-Bay-bridge-SF-in-back-from-Lab.jpg^[8].
• Berkeley's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[9].
• Berkeley's instance of is recorded as college town^[10].
• Berkeley's instance of is recorded as sanctuary city^[11].
• Berkeley's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Berkeley's instance of is recorded as charter city^[13].
• Berkeley's shares border with is recorded as Albany^[14].
• Berkeley's shares border with is recorded as Piedmont^[15].
• Berkeley's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Berkeley, California.png^[16].
• George Berkeley is named after Berkeley^[17].
• Berkeley's seal image is recorded as Seal of Berkeley, California.png^[18].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jena^[19].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Asmara^[20].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Blackfeet Indian Reservation^[21].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gao^[22].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ulan-Ude^[23].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dmitrov^[24].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sakai^[25].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guiyang^[26].
• Berkeley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 234979654^[27].

Body

Founding

+1866-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Berkeley^[28].

Identity

Berkeley's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Berkeley'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Berkeley include Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory^[30], a laboratory^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1931^[33], headquartered in Berkeley^[34]; berkelium^[35], a chemical element^[36]; and Berkeley Daily Gazette^[37], a daily newspaper^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1899^[40].

Why It Matters

Berkeley ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,911 views/month).^[2] Berkeley has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Berkeley is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Berkeley include Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory^[30], a laboratory^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1931^[33], headquartered in Berkeley^[34]; berkelium^[35], a chemical element^[36]; and Berkeley Daily Gazette^[37], a daily newspaper^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1899^[40].