Providence
capital city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and seat of Providence County
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Summary
Providence is a big city[1]. Providence ranks in the top 8% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,403 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Providence County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Seekonk River[5], Providence River[6], Narragansett Bay[7]
- Head of government: Brett Smiley[8]
- Instance of: county seat[9], city in the United States[10]
- Founder: Roger Williams[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Florence[12], Phnom Penh[13], Kyiv[14], Afula[15], Kremenchuk[16]
- Postal code: 02901[17], 02902[18], 02903[19], 02904[20], 02905[21], 02906[22], 02907[23], 02908[24], 02909[25], 02912[26], 02918[27], 02940[28]
- Commons category: Providence, Rhode Island[29]
- Local dialing code: 401[30]
- Inception: January 1, 1636[31]
- Coordinate location: 41.82399, -71.41283[32]
- Official website: https://www.providenceri.gov/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Providence, Rhode Island[34]
- Commons gallery: Providence, Rhode Island[35]
- Population: 178,042[36], 190,934[37]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island[38]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], The American Cyclopædia[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[43], New International Encyclopedia[44], The New Student's Reference Work[45]
- Capital of: Rhode Island[46], Colony of Rhode Island and Plantations[47], Providence County[48]
- Official name: Providence[49]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Providence, Rhode Island[50]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Providence, Rhode Island[51]
- Number of households: 64,190[52]
- Native label: Providence[53]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Providence, Rhode Island[54]
Why It Matters
Providence has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Providence is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]