Georgetown

neighborhood and historic district in Washington, D.C., United States
Place neighborhood_of_washington_d_c Q1468648
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Georgetown

Summary

Georgetown is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[1]. Georgetown has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Georgetown is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • Georgetown is located in District of Columbia[4].
  • Georgetown is in the country of United States[5].
  • Georgetown is on the body of water Potomac River[6].
  • Georgetown's instance of is recorded as neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[7].
  • Georgetown's shares border with is recorded as Burleith[8].
  • George II of Great Britain is named after Georgetown[9].
  • Georgetown took place at Northwest[10].
  • Georgetown's Commons category is recorded as Georgetown, Washington, D.C.[11].
  • Georgetown's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[12].
  • Georgetown's local dialing code is recorded as 202[13].
  • 1751 marks the founding of Georgetown[14].
  • Georgetown's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.90472222222222, 'lon': -77.0625}[15].
  • Georgetown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)[16].
  • Georgetown's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc15.htm[17].
  • Georgetown has a population of {'amount': '+25621'}[18].
  • Georgetown's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[19].
  • Georgetown's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Georgetown's described by source is recorded as SAH Archipedia[21].
  • Georgetown's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Georgetown's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Georgetown's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[24].
  • Georgetown's topic has template is recorded as Template:Georgetown, Washington, D.C.[25].
  • Georgetown's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[26].
  • Georgetown's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[27].

Body

Geography

Georgetown is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Washington, D.C.[3], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1790[30] and District of Columbia[4], a federal district[31], in United States[32], founded in 1790[33]. Georgetown is on the body of water Potomac River[6].

Physical Characteristics

Georgetown covers an area of {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+750'}[34]. Georgetown sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+19'}[35]. Georgetown has a population of {'amount': '+25621'}[18].

Designation and Status

Georgetown's instance of is recorded as neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[7]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[26] and National Register of Historic Places listed place[27].

History and Context

1751 marks the founding of Georgetown[14]. George II of Great Britain is named after Georgetown[9].

Why It Matters

Georgetown has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Georgetown is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . nps.gov. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . National Register Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water Potomac River
    Located in time zone Eastern Time Zone
    Aliases
    Population {'amount': '+25621'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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