Berkeley

Summary

Berkeley is a city in the United States^[1]. Berkeley has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Berkeley was a member of Alameda County Transportation Commission^[3].
• Berkeley was a member of Association of Bay Area Governments^[4].
• Berkeley is located in Alameda County^[5].
• Berkeley is in the country of United States^[6].
• Berkeley's head of government is recorded as Adena Ishii^[7].
• Berkeley's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[8].
• Berkeley's instance of is recorded as college town^[9].
• Berkeley's instance of is recorded as sanctuary city^[10].
• Berkeley's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Berkeley's instance of is recorded as charter city^[12].
• Berkeley's shares border with is recorded as Albany^[13].
• Berkeley's shares border with is recorded as Piedmont^[14].
• George Berkeley is named after Berkeley^[15].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jena^[16].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Asmara^[17].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Blackfeet Indian Reservation^[18].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gao^[19].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ulan-Ude^[20].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dmitrov^[21].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sakai^[22].
• Berkeley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guiyang^[23].
• Berkeley's postal code is recorded as 94701^[24].
• Berkeley's postal code is recorded as 94702^[25].
• Berkeley's postal code is recorded as 94703^[26].
• Berkeley's postal code is recorded as 94704^[27].

Body

Founding

1866 marks the founding of Berkeley^[28].

Identity

Berkeley's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Berkeley'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Berkeley include Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory^[30], a laboratory^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1931^[33]; berkelium^[34], a chemical element^[35]; and Berkeley Daily Gazette^[36], a daily newspaper^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1899^[39].

Why It Matters

Berkeley has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Berkeley is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Berkeley include Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory^[30], a laboratory^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1931^[33]; berkelium^[34], a chemical element^[35]; and Berkeley Daily Gazette^[36], a daily newspaper^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1899^[39].