Wilkes-Barre
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Summary
Wilkes-Barre is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Wilkes-Barre draws 3,178 Wikipedia views per month (city of pennsylvania category, ranking #11 of 54).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Luzerne County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Susquehanna River[5]
- Head of government: George C. Brown[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7], home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[8]
- Shares border with: Forty Fort[9], Wilkes-Barre Township[10], Edwardsville[11], Larksville[12], Laurel Run[13], Hanover Township[14], Kingston[15], Plains Township[16]
- Named after: John Wilkes[17], Isaac Barré[18]
- Postal code: 18701[19], 18702[20], 18703[21], 18705[22], 18706[23], 18710[24], 18711[25], 18762[26], 18764[27], 18765[28], 18766[29], 18767[30], 18768[31], 18769[32]
- Commons category: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania[33]
- Inception: January 1, 1769[34]
- Coordinate location: 41.244444444444, -75.878055555556[35]
- Official website: http://www.wilkes-barre.pa.us[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania[37]
- Population: 41,498[38], 44,328[39], 52,000[40], 55,000[41], 86,200[42]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania[43]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[45], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[46], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[47]
- Capital of: Luzerne County[48]
- Official name: Wilkes-Barre[49]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania[50]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania[51]
- Number of households: 15,467[52]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania[53]
- Different from: Wilkes-Barre[54]
- Elevation above sea level: 160[55]
- Area: 18.931143[56], 18.931144[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Wilkes-Barre include Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport[58], an international airport[59], in United States[60]; Wilkes-Barre Variation[61], a chess opening[62]; and USS Wilkes-Barre[63], a light cruiser[64].
Why It Matters
Wilkes-Barre has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Wilkes-Barre is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for Wilkes-Barre include Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport[58], an international airport[59], in United States[60]; Wilkes-Barre Variation[61], a chess opening[62]; and USS Wilkes-Barre[63], a light cruiser[64].