Parkes

Summary

Parkes is a town^[1]. Parkes ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 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 instance of is recorded as town^[7].
• Parkes's instance of is recorded as locality^[8].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Manildra^[9].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Mandagery^[10].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Bocobra^[11].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Gunningbland^[12].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Cooks Myalls^[13].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Goonumbla^[14].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Nelungaloo^[15].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Alectown^[16].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Baldry^[17].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Daroobalgie^[18].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Cookamidgera^[19].
• Parkes's shares border with is recorded as Tichborne^[20].
• Henry Parkes is named after Parkes^[21].
• Parkes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coventry^[22].
• Parkes's postal code is recorded as 2870^[23].
• Parkes's Commons category is recorded as Parkes, New South Wales^[24].
• Parkes's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.095, 'lon': 148.2627778}^[25].
• Parkes's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.133, 'lon': 148.176}^[26].
• Parkes's official website is recorded as https://www.parkes.nsw.gov.au/Home^[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 sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+324'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11408'}^[34], {'amount': '+11324'}^[35], and {'amount': '+9832'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[7] and locality^[8].

History and Context

Henry Parkes is named after Parkes^[21].

Why It Matters

Parkes ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).^[2] Parkes has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Parkes is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]