Monterey
city in Monterey County, California, United States
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Summary
Monterey is a city of California[1]. Monterey draws 8,982 Wikipedia views per month (city of california category, ranking #122 of 87).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: GovAI Coalition[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Monterey County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: charter city[6]
- Shares border with: Sand City[7], Los Angeles[8]
- Flag: flag of Monterey[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Palermo[10], Dubrovnik[11], Tainan[12], Kuşadası[13]
- Postal code: 93940[14], 93942[15], 93943[16], 93944[17]
- Commons category: Monterey, California[18]
- Local dialing code: 831[19]
- Inception: 1770[20]
- Official website: https://monterey.gov/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monterey, California[22]
- Commons gallery: Monterey, California[23]
- Population: 27,810[24], 30,218[25]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band[27]
- Official name: Monterey[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Monterey, California[29]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Monterey, California[30]
- Number of households: 12,373[31]
- Native label: Monterey[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Monterey, California[33]
- Different from: Monterrey[34], Monterrei[35], Manta[36]
- Elevation above sea level: 8 m[37]
- Area: 31.735726 km²[38], 30.468812 km²[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Monterey include macOS Monterey[40], an operating system[41], founded in 2021[42] and Monterey Regional Airport[43], an airport[44], in United States[45], founded in 1936[46].
Why It Matters
Monterey has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Monterey is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Monterey include macOS Monterey[40], an operating system[41], founded in 2021[42] and Monterey Regional Airport[43], an airport[44], in United States[45], founded in 1936[46].