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Montgomery

Northern America

Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County, named for Continental Army Major General Richard Montgomery and standing beside the Alabama River on the Gulf Coastal Plain. It served as the first capital of the Confederate States of America in 1861 and later became a major center of the Civil Rights Movement, hosting the Montgomery bus boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches.

Facts
Population
200,603 1
2020 census figure, from Montgomery's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
414.03 1
Founding Year
1819 1
December 3, 1819 is the founding date the infobox itself gives.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
73 2
Latitude
32.3675 degrees north 1
Longitude
86.3 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 5
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Associated With

Alabama, States or Territories

Montgomery is in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Source Montgomery (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Alabama, States or Territories

Montgomery is the capital of Alabama.

Source Montgomery (Wikipedia)
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Source Supreme Court of Alabama (Wikipedia)Lead [seat-city]
Quote, Lead [seat-city]
The Supreme Court is housed in the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
Sources
1. Montgomery (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    200,603
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    414.03
  • Infobox, coordinates
    32.3675 N 86.3 W
  • Lead section
    The city was incorporated in 1819 as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River.
  • Introduction
    Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County.
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2. Montgomery (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 73 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 32.3675,-86.3
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 79.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, -86.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, -86.25
32.25 -86.25 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Montgomery - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4076784
Quote, cities500 record 4076784
32.36681 -86.29997 P PPLA US AL 101 195287 73 76 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: Montgomery
Wikidata Q29364, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Montgomery (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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