Columbus
consolidated city-county in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States
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Summary
Columbus is a city in the United States[1]. Columbus ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,635 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Muscogee County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Chattahoochee River[5]
- Head of government: B. H. "Skip" Henderson III[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7], municipality of Georgia[8], consolidated city-county[9], big city[10]
- Named after: Christopher Columbus[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Bistrița[12], Zugdidi[13], Kiryū[14], Taichung[15]
- Postal code: 31901[16], 31902[17], 31903[18], 31904[19], 31906[20], 31907[21], 31908[22], 31909[23], 31914[24], 31917[25], 31993[26], 31997[27], 31998[28], 31999[29]
- Commons category: Columbus, Georgia[30]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[31]
- Local dialing code: 706[32], 762[33]
- Inception: 1828[34]
- Official website: https://www.columbusga.org[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Columbus, Georgia[36]
- Population: 189,885[37], 206,922[38]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Columbus, Georgia[39]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[43], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[44], New International Encyclopedia[45], The New Student's Reference Work[46], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[47]
- Capital of: Muscogee County[48]
- Official name: Columbus[49]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Columbus, Georgia[50]
- Category for people who died here: Q17020678[51]
- Number of households: 82,690[52], 73,648[53]
- Native label: Columbus[54]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Columbus, Georgia[55]
- Different from: Columbus[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Columbus include Columbus Airport[57], an airport[58], in United States[59].
Why It Matters
Columbus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Columbus is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Columbus include Columbus Airport[57], an airport[58], in United States[59].