Charleston
capital city of the U.S. state of West Virginia and seat of Kanawha County
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Summary
Charleston is a city in the United States[1]. Charleston ranks in the top 0.55% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,000 views/month, #52 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kanawha County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kanawha River[5], Elk River[6]
- Head of government: Amy Shuler Goodwin[7]
- Instance of: state or insular area capital of the United States[8], county seat[9]
- Named after: Charles Clendenin[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Banská Bystrica[11]
- Postal code: 25301[12], 25302[13], 25304[14], 25305[15], 25306[16], 25311[17], 25312[18], 25313[19], 25314[20], 25315[21], 25317[22], 25320[23], 25321[24], 25322[25]
- Commons category: Charleston, West Virginia[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[27]
- Inception: 1786[28]
- Located in/on physical feature: Metro Valley[29]
- Official website: http://www.cityofcharleston.org[30], https://www.charlestonwv.gov/[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Charleston, West Virginia[32]
- Population: 49,138[33]
Why It Matters
Charleston has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Charleston is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]