Fayetteville
city in and seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
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Summary
Fayetteville is a big city[1]. Fayetteville draws 4,855 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #194 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cumberland County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Mitch Colvin[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6], city in North Carolina[7]
- Named after: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Saint-Avold[9]
- Postal code: 28301[10], 28302[11], 28303[12], 28304[13], 28305[14], 28306[15], 28309[16], 28311[17], 28312[18], 28314[19]
- Part of: North Carolina Coastal Plain[20]
- Commons category: Fayetteville, North Carolina[21]
- Local dialing code: 910[22]
- Inception: 1762[23]
- Coordinate location: 35.066666666667, -78.9175[24]
- Official website: http://www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fayetteville, North Carolina[26]
- Population: 204,408[27], 1536[28], 200,564[29], 208,501[30]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina[31]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32]
- Capital of: Cumberland County[33]
- Official name: Fayetteville[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Fayetteville, North Carolina[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Fayetteville, North Carolina[36]
- Number of households: 82,242[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Fayetteville, North Carolina[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 80[39]
- Area: 387.425611[40], 382.563851[41]
Why It Matters
Fayetteville has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Fayetteville is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]