Canberra

Summary

Canberra is a city^[1]. Canberra ranks in the top 0.36% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,749 views/month, #20 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canberra is located in Australian Capital Territory^[3].
• Canberra is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Canberra is on the body of water Lake Burley Griffin^[5].
• Canberra is on the continent of Australian continent^[6].
• Canberra's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Canberra's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Canberra's instance of is recorded as political city^[9].
• Canberra's instance of is recorded as planned national capital^[10].
• Canberra's instance of is recorded as federal capital^[11].
• Canberra's official language is recorded as English^[12].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nara^[13].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[14].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dili^[15].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wellington City^[16].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brasília^[17].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yangzhou^[18].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Monterrey^[19].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hangzhou^[20].
• Canberra's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Canberra^[21].
• Canberra's postal code is recorded as 2600–2617^[22].
• Canberra is part of Canberra - Queanbeyan^[23].
• Canberra's Commons category is recorded as Canberra^[24].
• Canberra's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[25].
• Canberra's local dialing code is recorded as 0251^[26].
• Canberra's local dialing code is recorded as 0252^[27].

Body

Geography

Canberra is in the country of Australia^[4]. Canberra is located in Australian Capital Territory^[3]. Canberra is on the body of water Lake Burley Griffin^[5]. Canberra is on the continent of Australian continent^[6]. Canberra is part of Canberra - Queanbeyan^[23].

Physical Characteristics

Canberra covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+471.78'}^[28]. Canberra sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+578'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+381488'}^[30], {'amount': '+357222'}^[31], {'amount': '+452670'}^[32], and {'amount': '+473855'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], big city^[8], political city^[9], planned national capital^[10], and federal capital^[11].

History and Context

March 12, 1913 marks the founding of Canberra^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Canberra include English Electric Canberra^[35], an aircraft family^[36]; HMAS Canberra^[37], a landing helicopter dock^[38]; SS Canberra^[39], a cruise ship^[40]; Canberra Airport^[41], an international airport^[42], in Australia^[43]; City of Canberra^[44], a Boeing 747-400^[45], in Australia^[46]; and Canberra^[47], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[48], in Australia^[49], founded in 1974^[50].

Why It Matters

Canberra ranks in the top 0.36% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,749 views/month, #20 of 5,534).^[2] Canberra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] Canberra is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for Canberra include English Electric Canberra^[35], an aircraft family^[36]; HMAS Canberra^[37], a landing helicopter dock^[38]; SS Canberra^[39], a cruise ship^[40]; Canberra Airport^[41], an international airport^[42], in Australia^[43]; City of Canberra^[44], a Boeing 747-400^[45], in Australia^[46]; and Canberra^[47], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[48], in Australia^[49], founded in 1974^[50].