Brisbane
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Summary
Brisbane is a city[1]. Brisbane ranks in the top 0.38% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,180 views/month, #21 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Queensland[3]
- Country: Australia[4]
- Instance of: big city[5], provincial capital[6]
- Named after: Brisbane River[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Dubai[8], Kobe[9], Lucknow[10], Auckland[11], Shenzhen[12], Semarang[13], Kaohsiung[14], Daejeon[15], Chongqing[16], Abu Dhabi[17], Bangkok[18], Auckland City[19], Nice[20], Cirebon[21]
- Commons category: Brisbane[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC+10:00[23]
- Local dialing code: 0721[24], 0722[25], 0723[26], 0724[27], 0725[28], 0726[29], 0727[30], 0729[31], 0730[32], 0731[33], 07321[34], 07322[35], 07323[36], 07324[37]
- Inception: January 1, 1824[38]
- Located in/on physical feature: South East Queensland[39]
- Official website: https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brisbane[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Brisbane include Brisbane Airport[42], an international airport[43], in Australia[44], founded in 1988[45]; Brisbane[46], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[47], in Australia[48], founded in 1901[49]; HMAS Brisbane[50], a destroyer[51]; and 5277 Brisbane[52], an asteroid[53].
Why It Matters
Brisbane has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Brisbane is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Brisbane include Brisbane Airport[42], an international airport[43], in Australia[44], founded in 1988[45]; Brisbane[46], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[47], in Australia[48], founded in 1901[49]; HMAS Brisbane[50], a destroyer[51]; and 5277 Brisbane[52], an asteroid[53].