Des Moines

capital city of the U.S. state of Iowa and seat of Polk County
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Des Moines

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • Des Moines is located in Polk County[3].
  • Des Moines is in the country of United States[4].
  • Des Moines's head of government is recorded as Frank Cownie[5].
  • Des Moines's head of government is recorded as Connie Boesen[6].
  • Des Moines's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[7].
  • Des Moines's instance of is recorded as county seat[8].
  • Des Moines's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Des Moines River is named after Des Moines[10].
  • Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gatineau[11].
  • Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Étienne[12].
  • Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kofu[13].
  • Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naucalpan[14].
  • Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shijiazhuang[15].
  • Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paspébiac[16].
  • Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stavropol[17].
  • Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Province of Catanzaro[18].
  • Des Moines's postal code is recorded as 50301[19].
  • Des Moines's postal code is recorded as 50302[20].
  • Des Moines's postal code is recorded as 50303[21].
  • Des Moines's postal code is recorded as 50304[22].
  • Des Moines's postal code is recorded as 50305[23].
  • Des Moines's postal code is recorded as 50306[24].
  • Des Moines's postal code is recorded as 50307[25].
  • Des Moines's postal code is recorded as 50308[26].
  • Des Moines's postal code is recorded as 50309[27].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Des Moines include USS Des Moines[28], a heavy cruiser[29] and Des Moines International Airport[30], an international airport[31], in United States[32].

Why It Matters

Des Moines has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include USS Des Moines[28], a heavy cruiser[29] and Des Moines International Airport[30], an international airport[31], in United States[32].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . dsm.city. Retrieved . dsm.city. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . dsm.city. Retrieved . dsm.city. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . dsm.city. dsm.city. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ставрополь.рф. ставрополь.рф. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id cityofdesmoines-5303d3, cityofdesmoines-083489
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P8253]]: cityofdesmoines-5303d3, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  2. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 PT6N9
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 6d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description capital city of the U.S. state of Iowa and seat of Polk County
    Harper's tag des-moines
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: des-moines, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289919415|des moines (#289919415)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
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