Oakland
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Oakland
Summary
Oakland is a big city[1]. Oakland ranks in the top 4% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,589 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Oakland is located in Alameda County[3].
- Oakland is in the country of United States[4].
- Oakland's head of government is recorded as Sheng Thao[5].
- Oakland's instance of is recorded as big city[6].
- Oakland's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[7].
- Oakland's instance of is recorded as sanctuary city[8].
- Oakland's instance of is recorded as charter city[9].
- Oakland's instance of is recorded as county seat[10].
- Oakland's shares border with is recorded as Emeryville[11].
- Oakland's shares border with is recorded as Berkeley[12].
- Oakland's shares border with is recorded as San Leandro[13].
- Oakland's shares border with is recorded as Alameda[14].
- Oakland's shares border with is recorded as Piedmont[15].
- Oakland's flag is recorded as flag of Oakland[16].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santiago de Cuba[17].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Funchal[18].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Livorno[19].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fukuoka[20].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nakhodka[21].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sekondi-Takoradi[22].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dalian[23].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ocho Rios[24].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Agadir[25].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Da Nang[26].
- Oakland's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ulaanbaatar[27].
Body
Founding
1852 marks the founding of Oakland[28].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Oakland include San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge[29], a double-decker bridge[30], in United States[31], founded in 1933[32]; Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport[33], an international airport[34], in United States[35], founded in 1927[36]; and USS Oakland[37], a light cruiser[38].
Why It Matters
Oakland ranks in the top 4% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,589 views/month).[2] Oakland has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Oakland is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Oakland include San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge[29], a double-decker bridge[30], in United States[31], founded in 1933[32]; Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport[33], an international airport[34], in United States[35], founded in 1927[36]; and USS Oakland[37], a light cruiser[38].