Danbury
city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
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Summary
Danbury is a city in the United States[1]. Danbury ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,773 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fairfield County[3], Western Connecticut Planning Region[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Candlewood Lake[6], Still River[7]
- Shares border with: Bethel[8], Brookfield[9], Ridgefield[10], Redding[11], Southeast[12], New Fairfield[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Decollatura[14], Gouveia[15]
- Postal code: 06810[16], 06811[17], 06813[18]
- Part of: New York metropolitan area[19], Greater Danbury[20]
- Commons category: Danbury, Connecticut[21]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[22], UTC−05:00[23], UTC−04:00[24]
- Local dialing code: 203[25], 475[26]
- Inception: 1702[27]
- Official website: http://www.danbury-ct.gov/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Danbury, Connecticut[29]
- Population: 1527[30], 80,893[31], 86,518[32]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Danbury, Connecticut[33]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34]
- Official name: Danbury[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Danbury, Connecticut[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Danbury, Connecticut[37]
- Number of households: 31,074[38]
- Native label: Danbury[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Danbury, Connecticut[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 121 m[41]
- Area: 114.450281 km²[42], 114.328755 km²[43]
- Water as percent of area: 5.0988 percent[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Danbury include danburite[45], a mineral species[46].
Why It Matters
Danbury has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Danbury is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Danbury include danburite[45], a mineral species[46].