Santa Monica
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Summary
Santa Monica is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,775 views/month, #43 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Los Angeles County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5]
- Head of government: Gleam Davis[6]
- Instance of: charter city[7]
- Shares border with: Pacific Palisades[8], Brentwood[9], Venice[10], Los Angeles[11]
- Named after: Monica of Hippo[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Hamm[13], Fujinomiya[14], Mazatlán[15], Sirolo[16], Sant'Elia Fiumerapido[17], Hechuan District[18]
- Postal code: 90401[19], 90402[20], 90403[21], 90404[22], 90405[23], 90406[24], 90407[25], 90408[26], 90409[27], 90410[28], 90411[29]
- Commons category: Santa Monica, California[30]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[31]
- Inception: August 3, 1769[32]
- Official website: https://www.santamonica.gov/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Santa Monica, California[34]
- Commons gallery: Santa Monica, California[35]
- Population: 84,084[36], 86,905[37], 88,314[38], 88,289[39], 83,249[40], 71,595[41], 53,500[42], 37,146[43], 15,252[44], 7847[45], 3057[46], 1580[47], 417[48], 89,736[49]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Santa Monica, California[50]
- Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[51]
- Official name: Santa Monica[52]
- Motto text: Populus felix in urbe felice[53]
- List of monuments: list of City of Santa Monica Designated Historic Landmarks[54]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Santa Monica, California[55]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Santa Monica, California[56]
- Number of households: 45,706[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Santa Monica include Santa Monica Pier[58], a pier[59], in United States[60]; Santa Monica Airport[61], an airport[62], in United States[63], founded in 1923[64]; Santa Monica Bay[65], a bay[66], in United States[67]; and Downtown Santa Monica[68], a tram stop[69], in United States[70], founded in 2016[71].
Why It Matters
Santa Monica has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
Entities named for it include Santa Monica Pier[58], a pier[59], in United States[60]; Santa Monica Airport[61], an airport[62], in United States[63], founded in 1923[64]; Santa Monica Bay[65], a bay[66], in United States[67]; and Downtown Santa Monica[68], a tram stop[69], in United States[70], founded in 2016[71].