Macon
consolidated city-county in Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America
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Summary
Macon is a city in the United States[1]. Macon ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,189 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bibb County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ocmulgee River[5]
- Head of government: Lester Miller[6]
- Instance of: consolidated city-county[7], municipality of Georgia[8], big city[9], county seat[10]
- Named after: Nathaniel Macon[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Kurobe[12], Mâcon[13], Ulyanovsk[14], Gwacheon[15], Kaohsiung[16]
- Postal code: 31201[17], 31202[18], 31203[19], 31204[20], 31205[21], 31206[22], 31207[23], 31208[24], 31209[25], 31210[26], 31211[27], 31213[28], 31216[29], 31217[30]
- Commons category: Macon, Georgia[31]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[32]
- Local dialing code: 478[33]
- Inception: 1823[34]
- Official website: https://www.maconbibb.us[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Macon, Georgia[36]
- Population: 153,691[37], 152,663[38], 91,351[39], 157,346[40]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Macon, Georgia[41]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[45], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[46]
- Capital of: Bibb County[47]
- Official name: Macon[48]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Macon, Georgia[49]
- Category for people who died here: Q32649616[50]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Macon, Georgia[51]
- Different from: Macon County[52]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Macon include Macon Downtown Airport[53], an airport[54], in United States[55].
Why It Matters
Macon has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Macon is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for Macon include Macon Downtown Airport[53], an airport[54], in United States[55].