Landover is an area of Prince George's County in the State of Maryland in the United States of America. It is an unincorporated area, with no official status, but the United States Census Bureau considers it a part of the Greater Landover census-designated place. Landover is home to the corporate headquarters of the Giant supermarket chain and FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins, and was also home to the now-demolished US Airways Arena (originally known as the Capital Centre), formerly used for major concerts, professional basketball and hockey games, and where the cult-classic video documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot was filmed. The community is also known for its heavy use of Go-Go music. The Prince Georges County Sports and Learning Complex is in Landover. Though small, Landover houses many neighborhoods which include: Manor Farms, Kentland, Palmer Park, Glenarden, Brightseat, Village Green, Lansdowne, Cheverly, and Portions of New Carrollton. Metrorail's orange line passes through the community. Landover Hills is a separate, incorporated community a few miles away. Prince Georges County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland immediately north, east, and south of Washington, D.C. It is the wealthiest majority African-American county in the nation. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Greater Landover is a census-designated place located in Prince Georges County, Maryland. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Giant of Landover, Maryland store at 8th and O Streets NW in Washington, D.C. Giant Food Inc. ... FedEx Field is a sports stadium located in Landover, Maryland, a community off of the Washington Beltway (I-495) in Prince Georges County near the site of the old Capital Centre later called USAir Arena. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... US Airways Arena (originally known as the Capital Centre and also known as the USAir Arena) was an indoor arena located in Landover, Maryland in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Completed in 1973, the arena sat 18,756 for basketball. ... Heavy Metal Parking Lot is a video documentary produced by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn in 1986. ... Go-go is a subgenre of funk which originated in the Washington, D.C. area during the mid- to late-1970s. ... METRORail is the light rail service in Houston, Texas, United States that started on January 1, 2004. ... The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 subway stations from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton. ...

Transportation

The Landover Washington Metro station serves the area on the Orange Line. Exterior of Landover station. ... The Washington Metro, or simply Metro, is the rapid transit system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 subway stations from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton. ...

I-495/95, the Capital Beltway, crosses U.S. Highway 50 in Landover. The Beltway also has junctions with Maryland State Highway 202 (Landover Road) and Brightseat Road, which leads directly to FedExField. The Capital Beltway (in green) The Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) is an expressway-class interstate highway which circles the Washington, DC area. ... United States Highway 50 is an east-west United States highway. ... FedExField (originally Jack Kent Cooke Stadium) is a football stadium located in Landover, Maryland, a community off of the Capital Beltway (I-495) in Prince Georges County near the site of the old Capital Centre later called USAir Arena. ...

Education

Landover is a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system. Prince Georges County Public Schools (PGCPS) is a large school district that serves Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States. ...

Sports

FedExField is a football stadium for the Washington Redskins. See Raljon, Maryland. FedExField (originally Jack Kent Cooke Stadium) is a football stadium located in Landover, Maryland, a community off of the Capital Beltway (I-495) in Prince Georges County near the site of the old Capital Centre later called USAir Arena. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Raljon, Maryland was a place name used from 1997 to 1999 for the area of Landover, Maryland, around Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (now called FedEx Field), where the Washington Redskins play. ...

The Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex is located on approximately 80 acres adjacent to FedEx Field.

Shopping

A new shopping center, The Boulevard at the Capital Centre, opened in 2005 on the site of the US Airways Arena. The Boulevard at the Capital Centre as seen from the parking garage of the nearby Largo Town Center Metro station. ...

Famous residents

Actor/comedian Martin Lawrence was raised in Landover. Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard was raised in Palmer Park, which has the headquarters of the County police. Kyle Ash recently moved from Landover and now resides in Bladensburg. It is also the hometown of the famous Len Bias, drafted second overall in the NBA Draft by the Bosotn Celtics in 1986 Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965, in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany) is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. ... Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is a retired professional boxer. ... Palmer Park is an unicorporated community within the Greater Landover census area. ...

Coordinates: 38°56′02″N, 76°53′48″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...