Galle

city in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
City city Q319366
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Galle

Summary

Galle is a city[1]. Galle ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,005 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Galle was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation[3].
  • Galle was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[4].
  • Galle is located in Southern Province[5].
  • Galle is in the country of Sri Lanka[6].
  • Galle's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Galle's instance of is recorded as human settlement[8].
  • Galle's twinned administrative body is recorded as Velsen[9].
  • Galle's postal code is recorded as 80000[10].
  • Galle's Commons category is recorded as Galle[11].
  • Galle's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[12].
  • Galle's said to be the same as is recorded as Point de Galle[13].
  • Galle's local dialing code is recorded as 091[14].
  • Galle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.032777777777778, 'lon': 80.21555555555555}[15].
  • Galle's significant event is recorded as Siege of Galle[16].
  • Galle's official website is recorded as http://galle.mc.gov.lk[17].
  • Galle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galle[18].
  • Galle has a population of {'amount': '+93118'}[19].
  • Galle's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[20].
  • Galle's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Galle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • Galle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Galle's capital of is recorded as Galle District[24].
  • Galle's capital of is recorded as Southern Province[25].
  • Galle's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage of Portuguese Influence[26].
  • Galle's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[27].

Body

Geography

Galle is in the country of Sri Lanka[6]. Galle is located in Southern Province[5].

Physical Characteristics

Galle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[28]. Galle has a population of {'amount': '+93118'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[7] and human settlement[8]. Heritage statuses include Heritage of Portuguese Influence[26] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[27].

Why It Matters

Galle ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,005 views/month).[2] Galle has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Galle is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved . discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . cn.wtcf.org.cn. cn.wtcf.org.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . ovpm.org. Retrieved . ovpm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dewey decimal classification 2--5493
    Significant event Siege of Galle
    Viaf cluster id 234665746
    Gnd id 4224011-6
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