Rochester
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Summary
Rochester is a big city[1]. Rochester draws 11,494 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #42 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Monroe County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Ontario[5], Genesee River[6], Erie Canal[7]
- Head of government: Malik Evans[8]
- Instance of: city in the state of New York[9], county seat[10]
- Shares border with: Greece[11], Gates[12], Chili[13], Brighton[14], Irondequoit[15]
- Named after: Nathaniel Rochester[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Waterford[17], Hamamatsu[18], Puerto Plata[19], Xianyang[20], Alytus[21], Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut[22], Würzburg[23], Caltanissetta[24], Rehovot[25], Kraków[26], Bamako[27], Veliky Novgorod[28], Rennes[29]
- Postal code: 14602[30], 14603[31], 14604[32], 14605[33], 14606[34], 14607[35], 14608[36], 14609[37], 14610[38], 14611[39], 14612[40], 14613[41], 14614[42], 14615[43]
- Commons category: Rochester, New York[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rochester include Rochester[45], a city in the United States[46], in United States[47], founded in 1854[48]; Rochester Institute of Technology[49], a private not-for-profit educational institution[50], in United States[51], founded in 1829[52]; Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport[53], an international airport[54], in United States[55]; Rochester metropolitan area[56], a metropolitan statistical area[57], in United States[58], founded in 1950[59]; and USS Rochester[60], a warship[61].
Why It Matters
Rochester has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Rochester is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Rochester include Rochester[45], a city in the United States[46], in United States[47], founded in 1854[48]; Rochester Institute of Technology[49], a private not-for-profit educational institution[50], in United States[51], founded in 1829[52]; Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport[53], an international airport[54], in United States[55]; Rochester metropolitan area[56], a metropolitan statistical area[57], in United States[58], founded in 1950[59]; and USS Rochester[60], a warship[61].