Indianapolis
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Summary
Indianapolis is a county seat[1]. Indianapolis ranks in the top 10% of county seat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,690 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Marion County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Joe Hogsett[5]
- Instance of: city in the United States[6], planned community[7], big city[8], consolidated city-county[9]
- Shares border with: Beech Grove[10], Lawrence[11], Southport[12], Speedway[13], Cumberland[14], Greenwood[15], Avon[16], Zionsville[17], Carmel[18], Fishers[19], McCordsville[20]
- Basic form of government: consolidated city-county[21], mayor–council government[22]
- Named after: Indiana[23]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Clermont[24], Crows Nest[25], Homecroft[26], Meridian Hills[27], North Crows Nest[28], Rocky Ripple[29], Spring Hill[30], Warren Park[31], Williams Creek[32], Wynnedale[33]
- Flag: flag of Indianapolis[34]
- Twinned administrative body: Taipei[35], Campinas[36], Cologne[37], Hangzhou[38], Piran[39], Monza[40], Northamptonshire[41], Hyderabad[42], Toronto[43]
- Postal code: 46201[44], 46202[45], 46203[46], 46204[47], 46205[48], 46206[49], 46207[50], 46208[51], 46209[52], 46213[53], 46214[54], 46216[55], 46217[56], 46218[57]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Indianapolis include USS Indianapolis[58], a heavy cruiser[59]; Indianapolis International Airport[60], an international airport[61], in United States[62]; Indianapolis Executive Airport[63], an airport[64], in United States[65]; Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport[66], an airport[67], in United States[68]; Indianapolis Regional Airport[69], an airport[70], in United States[71]; and Indianapolis Downtown Heliport[72], an airport[73], in United States[74].
Why It Matters
Indianapolis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[75] Indianapolis is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]
Entities named for Indianapolis include USS Indianapolis[58], a heavy cruiser[59]; Indianapolis International Airport[60], an international airport[61], in United States[62]; Indianapolis Executive Airport[63], an airport[64], in United States[65]; Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport[66], an airport[67], in United States[68]; Indianapolis Regional Airport[69], an airport[70], in United States[71]; and Indianapolis Downtown Heliport[72], an airport[73], in United States[74].