Parkes

Summary

Parkes is a town^[1]. Parkes ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (255 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Parkes is located in New South Wales^[3].
• Parkes is located in Parkes Shire^[4].
• Parkes is located in Currajong^[5].
• Parkes is in the country of Australia^[6].
• Parkes's image is recorded as Parkes.arp.750pix.jpg^[7].
• Parkes's image is recorded as Parkes Clarinda Street Roundabout.JPG^[8].
• Parkes's instance of is recorded as town^[9].
• Parkes's instance of is recorded as locality^[10].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Manildra^[11].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Mandagery^[12].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Bocobra^[13].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Gunningbland^[14].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Cooks Myalls^[15].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Goonumbla^[16].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Nelungaloo^[17].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Alectown^[18].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Baldry^[19].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Daroobalgie^[20].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Cookamidgera^[21].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Tichborne^[22].
• Henry Parkes is named after Parkes^[23].
• Parkes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coventry^[24].
• Parkes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143521408^[25].
• Parkes's GND ID is recorded as 4318551-4^[26].
• Parkes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96011551^[27].

Body

Geography

Parkes is in the country of Australia^[6]. Located in include New South Wales^[3], a state of Australia^[28], in Australia^[29], founded in 1788^[30]; Parkes Shire^[4], a local government area of New South Wales^[31], in Australia^[32]; and Currajong^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Parkes's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+324'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11408'}^[34], {'amount': '+11324'}^[35], and {'amount': '+9832'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[9] and locality^[10].

History and Context

Henry Parkes is named after Parkes^[23].

Why It Matters

Parkes ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (255 views/month).^[2] Parkes has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Parkes is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]