Launceston

Summary

Launceston is a city^[1]. Launceston ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,789 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Launceston is located in City of Launceston^[3].
• Launceston is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Launceston's head of government is recorded as Albert Van Zetten^[5].
• Launceston's head of government is recorded as Matthew Garwood^[6].
• Launceston's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Launceston's official language is recorded as English^[8].
• Launceston is named after Launceston^[9].
• Launceston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ikeda^[10].
• Launceston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Napa^[11].
• Launceston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taiyuan^[12].
• Launceston's postal code is recorded as 7250^[13].
• Launceston's Commons category is recorded as Launceston, Tasmania^[14].
• Launceston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[15].
• Launceston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+11:00^[16].
• Launceston's local dialing code is recorded as 63^[17].
• Launceston's local dialing code is recorded as 67^[18].
• Launceston's local dialing code is recorded as 68^[19].
• 1806 marks the founding of Launceston^[20].
• Launceston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -41.444444444444, 'lon': 147.13777777778}^[21].
• Launceston's official website is recorded as http://www.launceston.tas.gov.au/lcc/^[22].
• Launceston's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈlɒnsəstən^[23].
• Launceston's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Launceston, Tasmania^[24].
• Launceston has a population of {'amount': '+106153'}^[25].
• Launceston has a population of {'amount': '+80943'}^[26].
• Launceston's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

Body

Geography

Launceston is in the country of Australia^[4]. Launceston is located in City of Launceston^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Launceston covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+95.1'}^[28]. Launceston sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+106153'}^[25] and {'amount': '+80943'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Launceston's instance of is recorded as city^[7].

History and Context

1806 marks the founding of Launceston^[20]. Launceston is named after Launceston^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Launceston include Launceston Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Australia^[32].

Why It Matters

Launceston ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,789 views/month).^[2] Launceston has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Launceston is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Launceston include Launceston Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Australia^[32].