Hamilton
largest city in New Zealand's Waikato region
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Summary
Hamilton is a city[1]. Hamilton ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,806 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hamilton City[3]
- Country: New Zealand[4]
- Continent: Insular Oceania[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Named after: John Hamilton[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Saitama[8], Wuxi[9], Sacramento[10], Chengdu[11], Chillán[12]
- Commons category: Hamilton, New Zealand[13]
- Local dialing code: 07[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: North Island[15]
- Official website: https://www.hamilton.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hamilton, New Zealand[17]
- Population: 169,300[18], 160,911[19], 176,500[20]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21]
- Capital of: Waikato Region[22]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Hamilton, New Zealand[23]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Hamilton, New Zealand[24]
- Native label: Kirikiriroa[25], Hamilton[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Hamilton, New Zealand[27]
- Different from: Hamilton[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 40 m[29]
- Area: 110.8 km²[30]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Hamilton, New Zealand[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Hamilton include Hamilton International Airport[32], an airport[33], in New Zealand[34].
Why It Matters
Hamilton has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Hamilton is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for Hamilton include Hamilton International Airport[32], an airport[33], in New Zealand[34].