Durham
county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, United States
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Summary
Durham is a city in the United States[1]. Durham ranks in the top 1% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,159 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Durham County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Steve Schewel[5], Leonardo Williams[6]
- Instance of: big city[7], county seat[8], city in North Carolina[9]
- Named after: Bartlett S. Durham[10]
- Flag: flag of Durham[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Arusha[12], Toyama[13]
- Postal code: 27701[14], 27702[15], 27703[16], 27704[17], 27705[18], 27706[19], 27707[20], 27708[21], 27709[22], 27710[23], 27711[24], 27712[25], 27713[26], 27715[27]
- Part of: Research Triangle[28]
- Commons category: Durham, North Carolina[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[30], UTC−04:00[31], Eastern Time Zone[32]
- Local dialing code: 919[33]
- Inception: 1869[34]
- Official website: https://www.durhamnc.gov/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Durham, North Carolina[36]
- Population: 18,241[37], 5485[38], 6679[39], 228,330[40], 283,506[41]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Durham, North Carolina[42]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43]
- Capital of: Durham County[44]
- Official name: Durham[45]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Durham, North Carolina[46]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Durham, North Carolina[47]
- Number of households: 114,420[48]
- Native label: Durham[49]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Durham, North Carolina[50]
Why It Matters
Durham has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Durham is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]