Richmond
city in Contra Costa County, California, United States
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Summary
Richmond is a city of California[1]. Richmond draws 3,195 Wikipedia views per month (city of california category, ranking #29 of 87).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Contra Costa County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Eduardo Martinez[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], charter city[7]
- Shares border with: Tara Hills[8], Pinole[9], El Cerrito[10], Albany[11], San Francisco[12], San Rafael[13], San Pablo[14]
- Named after: Richmond[15]
- Postal code: 94801[16], 94802[17], 94804[18], 94805[19], 94807[20], 94808[21], 94850[22]
- Commons category: Richmond, California[23]
- Inception: 1905[24]
- Authority: City of Richmond[25]
- Official website: https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Richmond, California[27]
- Population: 6802[28], 103,701[29], 116,448[30]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Richmond, California[31]
- Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[32]
- Official name: Richmond[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Richmond, California[34]
- Category for people who died here: Q131861187[35]
- Number of households: 37,450[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Richmond, California[37]
- Different from: Richmond[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 14 m[39]
- Area: 136.006644 km²[40], 135.923326 km²[41]
- Water as percent of area: 42.7064 percent[42]
Why It Matters
Richmond has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Richmond is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]