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Boston
Summary
Boston is a city in the United States[1]. Boston ranks in the top 0.043% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,243 views/month, #4 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Boston is located in Suffolk County[3].
- Boston is in the country of United States[4].
- Boston is on the body of water Charles River[5].
- Boston is on the body of water Neponset River[6].
- Boston is on the body of water Mystic River[7].
- Boston is on the body of water Boston Harbor[8].
- Boston's head of government is recorded as Michelle Wu[9].
- Boston is on the continent of North America[10].
- Boston's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[11].
- Boston's instance of is recorded as big city[12].
- Boston's instance of is recorded as county seat[13].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Quincy[14].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Brookline[15].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Cambridge[16].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Somerville[17].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Winthrop[18].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Revere[19].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Chelsea[20].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Everett[21].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Watertown[22].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Newton[23].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Dedham[24].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Milton[25].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Chestnut Hill[26].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Needham[27].
Body
Geography
Boston is in the country of United States[4]. Boston is located in Suffolk County[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Charles River[5], a river[28], in United States[29]; Neponset River[6], a river[30], in United States[31]; Mystic River[7], a river[32], in United States[33]; and Boston Harbor[8], a bay[34], in United States[35]. Boston is on the continent of North America[10].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city in the United States[11], big city[12], and county seat[13].
History and Context
Things named after include Boston[36], a town[37], in United Kingdom[38] and Lincolnshire[39], a historic county of England[40], in United Kingdom[41].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Boston include Logan International Airport[42], an international airport[43], in United States[44]; Northeast megalopolis[45], a megaregion of the United States[46], in United States[47]; Boston marriage[48]; USS Boston[49], a guided missile cruiser[50]; North Station[51], a dead-end railway station[52], in United States[53]; Boston State College[54], a university[55], in United States[56], founded in 1872[57]; and Boston[58], a town in the United States[59], in United States[60].
Why It Matters
Boston ranks in the top 0.043% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,243 views/month, #4 of 9,394).[2] Boston has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Boston is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Boston has been cited as an influence by Ed Pinckney[63], a basketball player[64], b. 1963[65], of United States[66].
Entities named for Boston include Logan International Airport[42], an international airport[43], in United States[44]; Northeast megalopolis[45], a megaregion of the United States[46], in United States[47]; Boston marriage[48]; USS Boston[49], a guided missile cruiser[50]; North Station[51], a dead-end railway station[52], in United States[53]; and Boston State College[54], a university[55], in United States[56], founded in 1872[57].
FAQs
Who did Boston influence?
Boston has been cited as an influence by Ed Pinckney[63].