Montgomery
capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and seat of Montgomery County
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Summary
Montgomery is a city in the United States[1]. Montgomery ranks in the top 0.87% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,988 views/month, #82 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Montgomery County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Alabama River[5]
- Head of government: Steven Reed[6]
- Instance of: state or insular area capital of the United States[7], county seat[8], big city[9]
- Shares border with: Selma[10]
- Named after: Richard Montgomery[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Pietrasanta[12], Parintins[13]
- Postal code: 36101[14], 36102[15], 36103[16], 36104[17], 36105[18], 36106[19], 36107[20], 36108[21], 36109[22], 36110[23], 36111[24], 36112[25], 36113[26], 36114[27]
- Commons category: Montgomery, Alabama[28]
- Local dialing code: 334[29]
- Inception: 1817[30]
- Official website: https://www.montgomeryal.gov/[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Montgomery, Alabama[32]
- Population: 205,764[33], 200,603[34]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama[35]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Montgomery include Montgomery Regional Airport[39], an airport[40], in United States[41].
Why It Matters
Montgomery has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Montgomery is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Montgomery include Montgomery Regional Airport[39], an airport[40], in United States[41].