St. John's

Summary

St. John's is a big city^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• St. John's is located in Newfoundland and Labrador^[3].
• St. John's is in the country of Canada^[4].
• St. John's is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• St. John's's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• St. John's's instance of is recorded as city in Newfoundland and Labrador^[7].
• St. John's's shares border with is recorded as Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove^[8].
• John the Baptist is named after St. John's^[9].
• St. John's's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ílhavo^[10].
• St. John's's twinned administrative body is recorded as Waterford^[11].
• St. John's's twinned administrative body is recorded as Maracay^[12].
• St. John's's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coro^[13].
• St. John's's postal code is recorded as A1A–A1H^[14].
• St. John's's Commons category is recorded as St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador^[15].
• St. John's's located in time zone is recorded as Newfoundland Standard Time^[16].
• St. John's's local dialing code is recorded as 709^[17].
• June 24, 1497 marks the founding of St. John's^[18].
• August 5, 1583 marks the founding of St. John's^[19].
• May 1, 1888 marks the founding of St. John's^[20].
• St. John's's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 24, 1497^[21].
• St. John's's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.56138888888889, 'lon': -52.71194444444444}^[22].
• St. John's's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Eastern Newfoundland^[23].
• St. John's's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Avalon Peninsula^[24].
• St. John's's significant event is recorded as Siege of St. John's^[25].
• St. John's's public holiday is recorded as Civic Holiday^[26].
• St. John's's official website is recorded as https://stjohns.ca/^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include June 24, 1497^[18], August 5, 1583^[19], and May 1, 1888^[20].

Identity

St. John's's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-ca', 'text': "it"}^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for St. John's include St. John's International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Canada^[31].

Why It Matters

St. John's has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include St. John's International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Canada^[31].