Augusta
capital city of the U.S. state of Maine and county seat of Kennebec County
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Summary
Augusta is a city in the United States[1]. Augusta ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,292 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kennebec County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kennebec River[5]
- Head of government: Mark O’Brien[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7]
- Shares border with: Manchester[8], Sidney[9], Vassalboro[10], Windsor[11], Chelsea[12], Hallowell[13]
- Named after: Augusta Dearborn[14], Augustus[15], Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha[16]
- Postal code: 04330[17], 04332[18], 04333[19], 04336[20], 04338[21]
- Part of: Kennebec and Moose River Valleys[22]
- Commons category: Augusta, Maine[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[24], UTC−04:00[25], Eastern Time Zone[26]
- Local dialing code: 207[27]
- Inception: 1628[28]
- Official website: https://www.augustamaine.gov/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Augusta, Maine[30]
- Commons gallery: Augusta, Maine[31]
- Population: 19,136[32], 18,560[33], 21,325[34], 21,819[35], 21,945[36], 18,899[37]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Augusta, Maine[38]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[41], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], The American Cyclopædia[43], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[44], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[45], New International Encyclopedia[46], The New Student's Reference Work[47]
- Capital of: Maine[48], Kennebec County[49]
- Official name: Augusta[50], City of Augusta[51]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Augusta, Maine[52]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Augusta, Maine[53]
- Number of households: 9267[54]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Augusta, Maine[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Augusta include USS Augusta[56], an attack submarine[57] and Augusta State Airport[58], an airport[59], in United States[60].
Why It Matters
Augusta has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Augusta is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Augusta include USS Augusta[56], an attack submarine[57] and Augusta State Airport[58], an airport[59], in United States[60].