Savannah
city in and county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, United States
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Summary
Savannah is a city in the United States[1]. Savannah ranks in the top 0.38% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,499 views/month, #36 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chatham County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Edna Jackson[5], Van R. Johnson[6]
- Instance of: municipality of Georgia[7], big city[8], county seat[9]
- Named after: Savannah River[10]
- Flag: flag of Savannah[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Batumi[12], Patras[13], Halle (Saale)[14], Kaya[15]
- Postal code: 31401[16], 31402[17], 31403[18], 31404[19], 31405[20], 31406[21], 31408[22], 31409[23], 31410[24], 31411[25], 31412[26], 31414[27], 31415[28], 31416[29]
- Commons category: Savannah, Georgia[30]
- Local dialing code: 912[31]
- Archives at: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[32]
- Inception: 1733[33]
- Significant event: Siege of Savannah[34]
- Official website: https://www.savannahga.gov/[35], https://savannahga.gov/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Savannah, Georgia[37]
- Commons gallery: Savannah, Georgia[38]
- Population: 142,772[39], 146,444[40], 146,763[41], 131,510[42], 137,812[43], 141,390[44], 136,286[45], 147,780[46]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Savannah, Georgia[47]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[50], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[51], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[52], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[53], The American Cyclopædia[54], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Savannah include Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport[56], an international airport[57], in United States[58].
Why It Matters
Savannah has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Savannah is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for Savannah include Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport[56], an international airport[57], in United States[58].