Columbus
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Columbus is a city in the United States. It was founded in 1812.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Franklin County[3], Delaware County[4], Fairfield County[5]
- Country: United States[6]
- Head of government: Andrew Ginther[7]
- Instance of: big city[8], county seat[9], city of Ohio[10]
- Official language: English[11]
- Shares border with: Bellefontaine[12], Bexley[13], Whitehall[14], Upper Arlington[15], Minerva Park[16], Worthington[17], Westerville[18], New Albany[19], Dublin[20], Hilliard[21], Grove City[22], Groveport[23], Reynoldsburg[24], Gahanna[25]
- Named after: Christopher Columbus[26]
- Twinned administrative body: Ahmedabad[27], Dresden[28], Genoa[29], Hefei[30], Herzliya[31], Odense[32], Seville[33], Tainan[34], Kumasi[35], Los Mochis[36], Accra[37], Metropolitan City of Genoa[38], Zapopan[39], Zugdidi[40]
- Postal code: 43085[41], 43201[42], 43202[43], 43203[44], 43204[45], 43205[46], 43206[47], 43207[48], 43209[49], 43210[50], 43211[51], 43212[52], 43213[53], 43214[54]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Columbus include John Glenn Columbus International Airport[55], an international airport[56], in United States[57], founded in 1929[58]; Columbus metropolitan area[59], a metropolitan statistical area[60], in United States[61]; Columbus[62], a city in the United States[63], in United States[64], founded in 1856[65]; and USS Columbus[66], an attack submarine[67].
Why It Matters
Columbus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Columbus is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Entities named for Columbus include John Glenn Columbus International Airport[55], an international airport[56], in United States[57], founded in 1929[58]; Columbus metropolitan area[59], a metropolitan statistical area[60], in United States[61]; Columbus[62], a city in the United States[63], in United States[64], founded in 1856[65]; and USS Columbus[66], an attack submarine[67].