Colorado Springs
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Summary
Colorado Springs is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,420 views/month, #69 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: El Paso County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Head of government: Yemi Mobolade[6]
- Instance of: big city[7]
- Official language: English[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Smolensk[9], Fujiyoshida[10], Bishkek[11], Nuevo Casas Grandes[12], Bankstown[13], Palmas[14], Kaohsiung[15]
- Postal code: 80901[16], 80902[17], 80903[18], 80904[19], 80905[20], 80906[21], 80907[22], 80908[23], 80909[24], 80910[25], 80911[26], 80912[27], 80913[28], 80914[29]
- Commons category: Colorado Springs, Colorado[30]
- Located in time zone: Mountain Time Zone[31]
- Local dialing code: 719[32]
- Inception: 1871[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Colorado Springs include Colorado Springs Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36] and University of Colorado, at it[37], a university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1965[40].
Why It Matters
Colorado Springs has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Colorado Springs Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36] and University of Colorado, at it[37], a university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1965[40].