El Centro
city in and county seat of Imperial County, California, United States
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Summary
El Centro is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,660 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Imperial County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Tomas Olivia[5], Martha Cardenas-Singh[6]
- Instance of: charter city[7], county seat[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Mexicali[9]
- Postal code: 92243[10], 92244[11]
- Commons category: El Centro, California[12]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[13]
- Local dialing code: 760[14]
- Inception: 1905[15]
- Official website: http://www.cityofelcentro.org[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:El Centro, California[17]
- Population: 42,598[18], 1618[19], 44,322[20]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of El Centro, California[21]
- Capital of: Imperial County[22]
- Official name: El Centro[23]
- Category for people born here: Q32648234[24]
- Number of households: 11,750[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from El Centro, California[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 12 m[27]
- Area: 29.058856 km²[28], 28.745195 km²[29]
- Water as percent of area: 0.1583 percent[30]
- Territory overlaps: El Centro urban area[31]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: El Centro metropolitan area[32]
- Water area: 0.045516 km²[33]
Why It Matters
El Centro has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]