Juneau
consolidated city-borough and capital of the U.S. state of Alaska
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Summary
Juneau is a city in the United States[1]. Juneau ranks in the top 0.43% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,208 views/month, #40 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: GovAI Coalition[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alaska[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gastineau Channel[6]
- Head of government: Beth Weldon[7]
- Instance of: consolidated city-county[8]
- Shares border with: Stikine Region[9], Haines Borough[10], Hoonah–Angoon Census Area[11]
- Founder: Joe Juneau[12]
- Named after: Joe Juneau[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Vladivostok[14], Whitehorse[15], Chiayi City[16], Mishan[17], Kalibo[18]
- Postal code: 99801[19], 99802[20], 99803[21], 99811[22], 99812[23], 99850[24]
- Part of: organized borough[25]
- Commons category: Juneau, Alaska[26]
- Local dialing code: 907[27]
- Inception: 1881[28]
- Coordinate location: 58.30194, -134.41972[29]
- Official website: https://juneau.org/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Juneau, Alaska[31]
- Commons gallery: Juneau, Alaska[32]
- Population: 31,385[33], 32,144[34], 32,441[35], 32,660[36], 32,756[37], 31,275[38], 32,255[39]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Juneau, Alaska[40]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[42], The New Student's Reference Work[43]
- Capital of: Alaska[44]
- Topic has template: Template:Juneau Borough, Alaska[45]
- Official name: Juneau[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Juneau include USS Juneau[47], a light cruiser[48] and Juneau International Airport[49], an international airport[50], in United States[51].
Why It Matters
Juneau has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Juneau is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Juneau include USS Juneau[47], a light cruiser[48] and Juneau International Airport[49], an international airport[50], in United States[51].