Fairfax
independent city in Virginia, United States
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Summary
Fairfax is an independent city in the United States[1]. Fairfax draws 3,037 Wikipedia views per month (independent city in the united states category, ranking #9 of 40).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Virginia[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: David L. Meyer[5], Catherine S. Read[6]
- Instance of: independent city in Virginia[7]
- Shares border with: Fairfax County[8]
- Basic form of government: council–manager government[9]
- Named after: Thomas Fairfax[10]
- Postal code: 22030[11], 22031[12], 22032[13], 22033[14], 22034[15], 22035[16], 22036[17], 22037[18], 22038[19]
- Part of: Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[20]
- Commons category: Fairfax, Virginia[21]
- Patron saint: Joseph of Leonessa[22]
- Inception: 1805[23]
- Coordinate location: 38.852612, -77.304377[24]
- Official website: http://www.fairfaxva.gov/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fairfax, Virginia[26]
- Population: 22,597[27], 22,749[28], 23,398[29], 23,973[30], 24,013[31], 22,565[32], 24,146[33]
- Capital of: Fairfax County[34]
- Official name: Fairfax[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Fairfax, Virginia[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Fairfax, Virginia[37]
- Number of households: 8751[38]
- Native label: Fairfax[39]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C110613[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Fairfax, Virginia[41]
- Different from: Fairfax County[42]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 16.252178[43] and 16.254519[44]. Fairfax sits at an elevation of 95[45].
Why It Matters
Fairfax has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Fairfax is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]