Brisbane

Summary

Brisbane is a city^[1]. Brisbane ranks in the top 0.38% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,568 views/month, #21 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brisbane is located in Queensland^[3].
• Brisbane is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Brisbane's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Brisbane's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Brisbane's instance of is recorded as provincial capital^[7].
• Brisbane River is named after Brisbane^[8].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dubai^[9].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kobe^[10].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lucknow^[11].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Auckland^[12].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shenzhen^[13].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Semarang^[14].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaohsiung^[15].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Daejeon^[16].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chongqing^[17].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Abu Dhabi^[18].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bangkok^[19].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Auckland City^[20].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nice^[21].
• Brisbane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cirebon^[22].
• Brisbane's Commons category is recorded as Brisbane^[23].
• Brisbane's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[24].
• Brisbane's local dialing code is recorded as 0721^[25].
• Brisbane's local dialing code is recorded as 0722^[26].
• Brisbane's local dialing code is recorded as 0723^[27].

Body

Geography

Brisbane is in the country of Australia^[4]. Brisbane is located in Queensland^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], big city^[6], and provincial capital^[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1824 marks the founding of Brisbane^[28]. Brisbane River is named after Brisbane^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Brisbane include Brisbane Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Australia^[31], founded in 1988^[32]; HMAS Brisbane^[33], a destroyer^[34]; Brisbane^[35], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[36], in Australia^[37], founded in 1901^[38]; and 5277 Brisbane^[39], an asteroid^[40].

Why It Matters

Brisbane ranks in the top 0.38% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,568 views/month, #21 of 5,534).^[2] Brisbane has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Brisbane is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Brisbane include Brisbane Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Australia^[31], founded in 1988^[32]; HMAS Brisbane^[33], a destroyer^[34]; Brisbane^[35], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[36], in Australia^[37], founded in 1901^[38]; and 5277 Brisbane^[39], an asteroid^[40].