Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania,_USA
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:area 7.2 sq mi
gptkbp:areaCode 570
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Luzerne_County
gptkbp:elevation 522 ft
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Wyoming_Valley
coal mining
industrial history
historic floods
gptkbp:founded 1806
gptkbp:governmentType Mayor–council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
gptkbp:incorporated 1806
gptkbp:locatedOnRiver gptkb:Susquehanna_River
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:George_C._Brown
gptkbp:metropolitanArea gptkb:Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Isaac_Barré
gptkb:John_Wilkes
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Public_Square
gptkb:F.M._Kirby_Center
gptkb:Luzerne_County_Courthouse
gptkbp:population 44000
gptkbp:postalCode 18701
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northeastern_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_Penguins
gptkb:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_RailRiders
gptkbp:state gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:university gptkb:King's_College
gptkb:Wilkes_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Bohm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4