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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

major public transportation agency the United States
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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

Summary

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is a transit district[1]. It draws 351 Wikipedia views per month (transit_district category, ranking #15 of 91).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is located in Houston[3].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's instance of is recorded as transit district[5].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's headquarters location is recorded as Houston[6].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's Commons category is recorded as Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas[7].
  • 1979 marks the founding of Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County[8].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's official website is recorded as http://www.ridemetro.org/[9].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County[10].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's owner of is recorded as Convention District[11].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's owner of is recorded as Central Station Capitol[12].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's owner of is recorded as Theater District station[13].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's owner of is recorded as Central Station Rusk[14].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's operating area is recorded as Harris County[15].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20536'}[16].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19922'}[17].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+21604'}[18].
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+23050'}[19].

Body

Founding

1979 marks the founding of Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County[8].

Operations

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's headquarters location is recorded as Houston[6].

Why It Matters

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County draws 351 Wikipedia views per month (transit_district category, ranking #15 of 91).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/metropolitan-transit-authority-of-harris-county
MLA “Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/metropolitan-transit-authority-of-harris-county.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_metropolitan-transit-authority-of-harris-county_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/metropolitan-transit-authority-of-harris-county}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 6w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
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    Headquarters location → Houston
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Houston
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