Perth Amboy

Summary

Perth Amboy is a city in New Jersey^[1]. It draws 2,429 Wikipedia views per month (city_in_new_jersey category, ranking #17 of 52).^[2]

Key Facts

• Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County^[3].
• Perth Amboy is in the country of United States^[4].
• Perth Amboy's head of government is recorded as Helmin J. Caba^[5].
• Perth Amboy's instance of is recorded as city in New Jersey^[6].
• Perth Amboy's shares border with is recorded as Woodbridge Township^[7].
• Perth Amboy's shares border with is recorded as Sayreville^[8].
• Perth Amboy's shares border with is recorded as South Amboy^[9].
• Perth Amboy's shares border with is recorded as Staten Island^[10].
• Perth Amboy's postal code is recorded as 08861^[11].
• Perth Amboy's postal code is recorded as 08862^[12].
• Perth Amboy's Commons category is recorded as Perth Amboy, New Jersey^[13].
• 1683 marks the founding of Perth Amboy^[14].
• Perth Amboy's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.50861111111111, 'lon': -74.26777777777778}^[15].
• Perth Amboy's official website is recorded as http://www.ci.perthamboy.nj.us/^[16].
• Perth Amboy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Perth Amboy, New Jersey^[17].
• Perth Amboy has a population of {'amount': '+50814'}^[18].
• Perth Amboy has a population of {'amount': '+55436'}^[19].
• Perth Amboy's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey^[20].
• Perth Amboy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Perth Amboy's capital of is recorded as East Jersey^[22].
• Perth Amboy's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Perth Amboy'}^[23].
• Perth Amboy's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Perth Amboy, New Jersey^[24].
• Perth Amboy's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Perth Amboy, New Jersey^[25].
• Perth Amboy's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+16527'}^[26].
• Perth Amboy's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Perth Amboy, New Jersey^[27].

Body

Founding

1683 marks the founding of Perth Amboy^[14].

Identity

Perth Amboy's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[23].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Perth Amboy include 12465 it^[28], an asteroid^[29].

Why It Matters

Perth Amboy draws 2,429 Wikipedia views per month (city_in_new_jersey category, ranking #17 of 52).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include 12465 it^[28], an asteroid^[29].