Newark

Summary

Newark is a city in New Jersey^[1]. Newark ranks in the top 2% of city_in_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,138 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Newark is located in Essex County^[3].
• Newark is in the country of United States^[4].
• Newark is on the body of water Passaic River^[5].
• Newark's head of government is recorded as Q7294641^[6].
• Newark's instance of is recorded as city in New Jersey^[7].
• Newark's instance of is recorded as largest city^[8].
• Newark's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as Belleville^[10].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as Bloomfield^[11].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as Elizabeth^[12].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as Irvington^[13].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as East Orange^[14].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as Kearny^[15].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as Harrison^[16].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as Hillside^[17].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as East Newark^[18].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as South Orange^[19].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as Maplewood^[20].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as Bayonne^[21].
• Newark's shares border with is recorded as Jersey City^[22].
• Newark-on-Trent is named after Newark^[23].
• Newark's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rio de Janeiro^[24].
• Newark's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kumasi^[25].
• Newark's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aveiro^[26].
• Newark's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ribeira^[27].

Body

Founding

1666 marks the founding of Newark^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Newark include Newark Liberty International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in United States^[31].

Why It Matters

Newark ranks in the top 2% of city_in_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,138 views/month).^[2] Newark has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Newark is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Newark include Newark Liberty International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in United States^[31].