Virginia Beach
independent city in Virginia, United States
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Summary
Virginia Beach is an independent city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of independent city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,752 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: GovAI Coalition[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Virginia[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Head of government: Will Sessoms[6], Bobby Dyer[7]
- Instance of: big city[8], independent city in Virginia[9]
- Shares border with: Northampton County[10], Norfolk, Virginia[11], Chesapeake[12], Currituck County[13]
- Basic form of government: council–manager government[14]
- Named after: Virginia[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Bangor[16], Miyazaki[17], Moss Municipality[18], Olongapo[19], San Juan del Sur[20]
- Legislative body: Virginia Beach City Council[21]
- Postal code: 23450[22], 23451[23], 23452[24], 23453[25], 23454[26], 23455[27], 23456[28], 23457[29], 23458[30], 23459[31], 23460[32], 23461[33], 23462[34], 23463[35]
- Part of: Hampton Roads[36]
- Commons category: Virginia Beach, Virginia[37]
- Local dialing code: 757[38]
- Inception: 1906[39]
- Coordinate location: 36.8506, -75.9779[40], 36.73765, -76.00521[41]
- Official website: http://www.vbgov.com/[42], https://virginiabeach.gov/[43]
- Topic's main category: Category:Virginia Beach, Virginia[44]
- Population: 439,069[45], 442,826[46], 445,378[47], 448,479[48], 452,745[49], 437,994[50], 459,470[51]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia[52]
Why It Matters
Virginia Beach has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]