Malacca

Summary

Malacca is a city^[1]. Malacca ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (624 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Malacca was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Malacca was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Malacca is located in Malacca^[5].
• Malacca is located in Melaka Tengah District^[6].
• Malacca is in the country of Malaysia^[7].
• Malacca's image is recorded as 2016 Malakka, Plac Holenderski (04).jpg^[8].
• Malacca's image is recorded as Malacca City.JPG^[9].
• Malacca's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Malacca's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[11].
• Malacca's instance of is recorded as city of Malaysia^[12].
• Malacca's coat of arms image is recorded as Malacca City Emblem.svg^[13].
• Malacca's seal image is recorded as Malacca City Emblem.svg^[14].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Valparaíso^[15].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kashgar^[16].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nanjing^[17].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yangzhou^[18].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shiraz^[19].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zanjan^[20].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuala Lumpur^[21].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hoorn^[22].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lisbon^[23].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Q235004^[24].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sawahlunto^[25].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Padang Panjang^[26].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jiangsu^[27].

Body

Geography

Malacca is in the country of Malaysia^[7]. Located in include Malacca^[5], a state of Malaysia^[28], in Malaysia^[29], founded in 1948^[30] and Melaka Tengah District^[6], a district of Malaysia^[31], in Malaysia^[32]. Malacca's part of is recorded as Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+277'}^[34], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+45.3'}^[35], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+242.8'}^[36]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+543'}^[37] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[38]. Malacca's population is recorded as {'amount': '+455300'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10], administrative territorial entity^[11], and city of Malaysia^[12]. Malacca's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[40].

History and Context

+1396-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Malacca^[41].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Malacca include Strait of Malacca^[42], a strait^[43], in Indonesia^[44].

Why It Matters

Malacca ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (624 views/month).^[2] Malacca has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Malacca is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Malacca include Strait of Malacca^[42], a strait^[43], in Indonesia^[44].