Corpus Christi
city and county seat of Nueces County, Texas, United States
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Summary
Corpus Christi is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,543 views/month, #49 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: GovAI Coalition[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nueces County[4], Kleberg County[5], San Patricio County[6], Aransas County[7]
- Country: United States[8]
- Head of government: Paulette Guajardo[9]
- Instance of: county seat[10], big city[11]
- Named after: Body of Christ[12]
- Flag: flag of Corpus Christi[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Toledo[14], Agen[15], Keelung[16], Yokosuka[17], Monterrey[18]
- Postal code: 78401[19], 78402[20], 78403[21], 78404[22], 78405[23], 78406[24], 78407[25], 78408[26], 78409[27], 78410[28], 78411[29], 78412[30], 78413[31], 78414[32]
- Commons category: Corpus Christi, Texas[33]
- Local dialing code: 361[34]
- Inception: 1839[35]
- Coordinate location: 27.742777777778, -97.401944444444[36]
- Official website: http://www.cctexas.com/[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Corpus Christi, Texas[38]
- Commons gallery: Corpus Christi, Texas[39]
- Population: 316,381[40], 305,215[41], 317,863[42]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas[43]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Corpus Christi include Corpus Christi International Airport[45], an international airport[46], in United States[47] and USS City of it[48], an attack submarine[49].
Why It Matters
Corpus Christi has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for it include Corpus Christi International Airport[45], an international airport[46], in United States[47] and USS City of it[48], an attack submarine[49].