Chesapeake
independent city in Virginia, United States
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Summary
Chesapeake is an independent city in the United States[1]. Chesapeake draws 3,051 Wikipedia views per month (independent city in the united states category, ranking #13 of 40).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Virginia[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Rick West[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], independent city in Virginia[7]
- Shares border with: Portsmouth[8], Norfolk, Virginia[9], Virginia Beach[10], Suffolk[11], Currituck County[12], Camden County[13]
- Basic form of government: council–manager government[14]
- Named after: Chesapeake people[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Joinville[16]
- Postal code: 23320[17], 23321[18], 23322[19], 23323[20], 23324[21], 23325[22], 23326[23], 23327[24], 23328[25]
- Part of: Hampton Roads[26]
- Commons category: Chesapeake, Virginia[27]
- Local dialing code: 757[28]
- Inception: 1963[29]
- Coordinate location: 36.767398, -76.287405[30]
- Official website: http://www.cityofchesapeake.net[31], https://www.cityofchesapeake.net/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chesapeake, Virginia[33]
- Population: 223,533[34], 225,401[35], 228,303[36], 230,571[37], 231,542[38], 235,429[39], 222,209[40], 249,422[41]
- Office held by head of government: burgomaster[42]
- Contains settlement: Great Bridge[43]
- Topic has template: Template:Chesapeake, Virginia[44]
- Official name: Chesapeake[45]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Chesapeake, Virginia[46]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Chesapeake, Virginia[47]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Chesapeake, Virginia[48]
- Number of households: 86,524[49]
Why It Matters
Chesapeake has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Chesapeake is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]