Wichita
city in and county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
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Summary
Wichita is a city in the United States[1]. Wichita ranks in the top 0.4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,102 views/month, #38 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sedgwick County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Brandon Whipple[5], Lily Wu[6]
- Instance of: big city[7], county seat[8]
- Named after: Wichita people[9]
- Headquarters location: Wichita[10]
- Flag: flag of Wichita, Kansas[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Orléans[12], Cancun[13], Kaifeng[14], Tlalnepantla[15], Tlalnepantla de Baz Municipality[16], Benito Juárez Municipality[17]
- Postal code: 67201[18], 67202[19], 67203[20], 67204[21], 67205[22], 67206[23], 67207[24], 67208[25], 67209[26], 67210[27], 67211[28], 67212[29], 67213[30], 67214[31]
- Commons category: Wichita, Kansas[32]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[33]
- Local dialing code: 316[34]
- Inception: November 30, 1868[35]
- Official website: https://www.wichita.gov/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wichita, Kansas[37]
- Population: 382,368[38], 397,532[39]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Wichita, Kansas[40]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41]
- Capital of: Sedgwick County[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Wichita include Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport[43], an airport[44], in United States[45].
Why It Matters
Wichita has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Wichita is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Wichita include Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport[43], an airport[44], in United States[45].