Charlotte
city in and county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
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Summary
Charlotte is a city in the United States[1]. Charlotte ranks in the top 0.22% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,804 views/month, #21 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mecklenburg County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Vi Lyles[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], county seat[7], city in North Carolina[8]
- Official language: English[9]
- Named after: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz[10]
- Flag: flag of Charlotte[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Arequipa[12], Krefeld[13], Baoding[14], Voronezh[15], Limoges[16], Wrocław[17], Kumasi[18], Hadera[19], Manaus[20]
- Legislative body: Charlotte City Council[21]
- Postal code: 28201[22], 28202[23], 28203[24], 28204[25], 28205[26], 28206[27], 28207[28], 28208[29], 28209[30], 28210[31], 28211[32], 28212[33], 28213[34], 28214[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Charlotte include Charlotte Douglas International Airport[36], an international airport[37], in United States[38] and USS Charlotte[39], an attack submarine[40].
Why It Matters
Charlotte has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Charlotte is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Charlotte include Charlotte Douglas International Airport[36], an international airport[37], in United States[38] and USS Charlotte[39], an attack submarine[40].