Nanaimo
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Summary
Nanaimo is a city[1]. Nanaimo ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,669 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Regional District of Nanaimo[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Strait of Georgia[5], Nanaimo River[6]
- Instance of: city in British Columbia[7]
- Shares border with: Lantzville[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Saitama[9]
- Commons category: Nanaimo[10]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[11]
- Inception: 1874[12]
- Official website: https://nanaimo.ca[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nanaimo[14]
- Population: 83,810[15], 90,504[16], 99,863[17]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], The New Student's Reference Work[19]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Nanaimo[20]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Nanaimo[21]
- Native label: Nanaimo[22]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Nanaimo[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 28 m[24]
- Area: 91.30 km²[25]
- Topographic map: NTS 92G04[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Nanaimo include Nanaimo bar[27], a type of food or dish[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1950[30]; Nanaimo Airport[31], an airport[32], in Canada[33]; and Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport[34], a seaplane base[35], in Canada[36].
Why It Matters
Nanaimo has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Nanaimo is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Nanaimo include Nanaimo bar[27], a type of food or dish[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1950[30]; Nanaimo Airport[31], an airport[32], in Canada[33]; and Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport[34], a seaplane base[35], in Canada[36].