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Richmond

Also known as Richmond, Virginia, Richmond, VA, Richmond City, RVA

capital city of Virginia, United States of America

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Richmond is the capital city of Virginia, serving as the seat of the state government. As the capital of a major U.S. state, it plays an important role in Virginia's governance and administration.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Named after: Richmond
Official name: Richmond
Country: United States
Located in: Virginia
Population: 226610
Area: 161.821914
Elevation: 59
Time zone: UTC−04:00
Capital of: Confederate States of America
Shares border with: Chesterfield County
Official website: www.rva.gov
Image: Richmond, Virginia - Facing West (32664969852).jpg
Households: 91005
Dialing code: 804

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native label: Richmond
category for people born here: Category:Births in Richmond, Virginia
different from: Richmond
Commons category: Richmond, Virginia
topic's main category: Category:Richmond, Virginia
twinned administrative body: Olsztyn
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Richmond, Virginia
category of associated people: Category:People from Richmond, Virginia
Commons gallery: Richmond, Virginia
inception: 1607-00-00
P8168: March 2011
postal code: 23298
water as percent of area: 4.253
IPA transcription: /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
located in the statistical territorial entity: Greater Richmond Region
per capita income: 35682
hashtag: Richmond
P12749: Xu Kuangdi
nickname: RVA

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Encyclopedic overview

Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/, RITCH-mənd) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. It is the fourth-most populous city in Virginia, with a population of 226,610 at the 2020 census. The Richmond metropolitan area, with over 1.37 million residents, is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Virginia and 44th-largest in the United States.

Richmond is located at the James River's fall line, 44 mi (71 km) west of Williamsburg, 66 mi (106 km) east of Charlottesville, 91 mi (146 km) east of Lynchburg and 92 mi (148 km) south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, Richmond is at the intersection of I-95 and I-64 and encircled by I-295, SR 150 and SR 288. Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest, Chesterfield to the south, Varina to the southeast, Sandston to the east, Glen Allen to the north and west, Short Pump to the west, and Mechanicsville to the northeast.

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