Madison
capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and seat of Dane County
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Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dane County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Monona[5], Lake Mendota[6], Lake Wingra[7]
- Head of government: Satya Rhodes-Conway[8]
- Instance of: second-class city[9], state or insular area capital of the United States[10], county seat[11], big city[12]
- Shares border with: Monona[13]
- Named after: James Madison[14]
- Flag: flag of Madison, Wisconsin[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Vilnius[16], Ainaro[17], Arcatao[18], Camagüey[19], Freiburg im Breisgau[20], Managua[21], Mantua[22], Obihiro[23], Marigliano[24], Oslo[25], Bahir Dar[26]
- Postal code: 53701[27], 53702[28], 53703[29], 53704[30], 53705[31], 53706[32], 53707[33], 53708[34], 53711[35], 53713[36], 53714[37], 53715[38], 53716[39], 53717[40]
- Commons category: Madison, Wisconsin[41]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[42], UTC−06:00[43], UTC−05:00[44]
- Local dialing code: 608[45]
- Inception: 1836[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Madison include Madison metropolitan area[47], a metropolitan statistical area[48], in United States[49] and Madison[50], a city in the United States[51], in United States[52], founded in 1880[53].
Why It Matters
Madison has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Madison is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Madison include Madison metropolitan area[47], a metropolitan statistical area[48], in United States[49] and Madison[50], a city in the United States[51], in United States[52], founded in 1880[53].