Kimberley
city in the Northern Cape, South Africa
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Summary
Kimberley is a town[1]. Kimberley ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,686 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sol Plaatje Local Municipality[3]
- Country: South Africa[4]
- Shares border with: Warrenton[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Changsha[6]
- Postal code: 8301[7], 8300[8]
- Commons category: Kimberley (South Africa)[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[10]
- Local dialing code: 053[11]
- Inception: January 1, 1873[12]
- Significant event: Siege of Kimberley[13]
- Official website: https://www.solplaatje.org.za/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kimberley, South Africa[15]
- Population: 225,160[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
- Capital of: Northern Cape[20], Sol Plaatje Local Municipality[21], Frances Baard District Municipality[22]
- Official name: Kimberley[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kimberley (South Africa)[24]
- Native label: Kimberley[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kimberley, Northern Cape[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 1184 m[27]
- Area: 90.4 km²[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kimberley include kimberlite[29].
Why It Matters
Kimberley has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Kimberley is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for Kimberley include kimberlite[29].