Covington

Covington is a city in 's across the Ohio River from , . It is the largest city in Northern Kentucky. Covington is pretty much the southern side of Cincinnati, with similar architecture and a shared history linked by the historic Roebling Suspension Bridge and the Ohio River.
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  • Type: City with 40,700 residents
  • Description: city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: Covington, Kentucky” and “Covington, KY
  • Postal codes: 41011, 41012, 41014, 41016, and 41019
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Paycor Stadium and Great American Ball Park.

Stadium
, previously known as Paul Brown Stadium, is an outdoor football stadium in , Ohio. It is the home venue of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League and opened on August 19, 2000.

Stadium
is a baseball stadium in , Ohio, United States. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds, and opened on March 31, 2003, replacing Cinergy Field, the Reds' former ballpark from 1970 to 2002.

Stadium
is an indoor arena in downtown , adjacent to . It was completed in September 1975 and named Riverfront Coliseum because of its placement next to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cincinnati and Newport.

is 's third largest city and the largest metro region, and lies on the north bank of the Ohio River in Southwest Ohio in the .

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is a city on the Ohio River in 's or as locals call it, Northern Kentucky. Founded in the 1790s by James Taylor, Jr, is named after British Admiral Christopher , who helped to found the Jamestown colony in 1607.

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, sometimes referred to as the "Central Business District", is the city's center. With many major attractions, it's the most interesting part of the city for most visitors.

Covington

Latitude
39.0832° or 39° 4′ 59″ north
Longitude
-84.5108° or 84° 30′ 39″ west
Population
40,700
Elevation
509 feet (155 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US CVK
Open location code
86FQ3FMQ+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153918318
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
4288809
Wiki­data ID
Q747599
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Covington” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كوفينغتون
  • Armenian: Քովինգթոն
  • Basque: Covington
  • Belarusian: Ковінгтан (Кентукі)
  • Belarusian: Ковінгтан
  • Catalan: Covington
  • Cebuano: Covington
  • Chechen: Ковингтон
  • Chinese: Covington
  • Chinese: 卡温顿
  • Chinese: 卡溫頓
  • Chinese: 考文頓市
  • Chinese: 考文顿市
  • Czech: Covington
  • Dagbani: Covington
  • Danish: Covington
  • Dutch: Covington
  • Egyptian Arabic: كوفينجتون
  • Estonian: Covington
  • French: Covington
  • Georgian: კოვინგტონი
  • German: Covington
  • Gilaki: کاوينگتن (کنتاکي)
  • Gilaki: کاوينگتن
  • Haitian: Covington, Kentucky
  • Haitian: Covington
  • Hebrew: קובינגטון
  • Hungarian: Covington
  • Ido: Covington, Kentucky
  • Ido: Covington
  • Irish: Covington
  • Italian: Covington
  • Japanese: コヴィントン
  • Japanese: コビントン
  • Kazakh: Kovïngton
  • Kazakh: Ковингтон
  • Kazakh: كوۆىينگتون
  • Kirghiz: Ковингтон
  • Kölsch: Covington
  • Korean: 커빙턴
  • Ladin: Covington
  • Malagasy: Covington, Kentucky
  • Malagasy: Covington
  • Mazanderani: کاوینگتن
  • Min Nan Chinese: Covington
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Covington
  • Norwegian: Covington
  • Persian: کاوینگتن، کنتاکی
  • Persian: کاوینگتن
  • Polish: Covington
  • Portuguese: Covington
  • Russian: Ковингтон
  • Serbian: Кавингтон
  • Serbo-Croatian: Covington, Kentucky
  • Serbo-Croatian: Covington
  • Slovak: Covington
  • Slovenian: Covington
  • South Azerbaijani: کاوینقتن، کنتاکی
  • Spanish: Covington (Kentucky)
  • Spanish: Covington
  • Swedish: Covington, Kentucky
  • Swedish: Covington
  • Talysh: Kovington
  • Tatar: Ковингтон
  • Turkish: Covington, Kentucky
  • Turkish: Covington
  • Ukrainian: Ковінгтон
  • Ukrainian: Ковінґтон
  • Urdu: کوونگٹن، کینٹکی
  • Urdu: کوونگٹن
  • Uzbek: Covington
  • Uzbek: Cовингтон
  • Volapük: Covington
  • Waray (Philippines): Covington, Kentucky
  • Waray (Philippines): Covington
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