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administrative centre

seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located
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administrative centre

Summary

administrative centre ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • administrative centre is a type of geographic location[2].
  • administrative centre is part of administration[3].
  • administrative centre's topic's main category is recorded as Q31082934[4].
  • administrative centre's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1376[5].
  • administrative centre's main Wikidata property is recorded as P36[6].
  • administrative centre's different from is recorded as capital city[7].
  • administrative centre's has part is recorded as chef-lieu[8].
  • administrative centre's has part is recorded as Rathaus[9].
  • administrative centre's has part is recorded as municipality seat[10].
  • administrative centre's has part is recorded as basic statistical unit[11].

Body

Definition and Type

administrative centre is a type of geographic location[2].

Use and Application

administrative centre is part of administration[3].

Why It Matters

administrative centre ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

administration Aktobe Askim Bodø capital city county town Fagernes Florø Fredrikstad Harstad Kirkenes Orkanger Porsgrunn Rjukan Sandnessjøen Sandvika Trondheim Wa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Kinsio · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q15617994
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → geographic location
    Aliases → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q470540]]"
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