Broken Hill

Summary

Broken Hill is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Broken Hill is located in New South Wales^[3].
• Broken Hill is located in City of Broken Hill^[4].
• Broken Hill is located in Picton^[5].
• Broken Hill is in the country of Australia^[6].
• Broken Hill's image is recorded as Argent Street, Broken Hill.jpg^[7].
• Broken Hill's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Broken Hill's instance of is recorded as locality^[9].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Scotia^[10].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Fowlers Gap^[11].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Broughams Gate^[12].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Menindee^[13].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Silverton^[14].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Little Topar^[15].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Cockburn^[16].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Sturt Vale^[17].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Mooleulooloo^[18].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Mutooroo^[19].
• Broken Hill's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123082107^[20].
• Broken Hill's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126014694^[21].
• Broken Hill's GND ID is recorded as 4080547-5^[22].
• Broken Hill's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83149396^[23].
• Broken Hill's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121342582^[24].
• Broken Hill's IdRef ID is recorded as 147992923^[25].
• Broken Hill's postal code is recorded as 2880^[26].
• Broken Hill's part of is recorded as Far West^[27].

Body

Geography

Broken Hill is in the country of Australia^[6]. Located in include New South Wales^[3], a state of Australia^[28], in Australia^[29], founded in 1788^[30]; City of it^[4], a local government area of New South Wales^[31], in Australia^[32]; and Picton^[5]. Its part of is recorded as Far West^[27].

Physical Characteristics

Broken Hill's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+170'}^[33]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+315'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17814'}^[35], {'amount': '+17706'}^[36], and {'amount': '+17456'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and locality^[9].

History and Context

+1883-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Broken Hill^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Broken Hill include Broken Hill Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Australia^[41].

Why It Matters

Broken Hill ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include Broken Hill Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Australia^[41].