St. John's
capital and largest city of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Summary
St. John's is a big city[1]. It draws 19,345 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #32 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Newfoundland and Labrador[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Instance of: city in Newfoundland and Labrador[6]
- Shares border with: Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove[7]
- Named after: John the Baptist[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Ílhavo[9], Waterford[10], Maracay[11], Coro[12]
- Postal code: A1A–A1H[13]
- Commons category: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[14]
- Local dialing code: 709[15]
- Inception: June 24, 1497[16], August 5, 1583[17], May 1, 1888[18]
- Time of discovery or invention: June 24, 1497[19]
- Coordinate location: 47.56138888888889, -52.71194444444444[20]
- Located in/on physical feature: Eastern Newfoundland[21], Avalon Peninsula[22]
- Significant event: Siege of St. John's[23]
- Public holiday: Civic Holiday[24]
- Official website: https://stjohns.ca/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[26]
- Commons gallery: St. John's[27]
- Population: 106,172[28], 108,860[29], 110,525[30]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Otto's encyclopedia[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34]
- Capital of: Newfoundland and Labrador[35], Dominion of Newfoundland[36]
- Official name: St. John's[37]
- Motto text: Avancez[38]
- Category for people born here: Q8072444[39]
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Physical Characteristics
St. John's covers an area of 446,060,000[40].
Cultural Significance
Things named for St. John's include St. John's International Airport[41], an international airport[42], in Canada[43].
Why It Matters
St. John's has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include St. John's International Airport[41], an international airport[42], in Canada[43].