Toowoomba
city in Queensland, Australia
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Summary
Toowoomba is a town[1]. Toowoomba ranks in the top 0.59% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,798 views/month, #56 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Toowoomba Region[3]
- Country: Australia[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Postal code: 4350[6]
- Commons category: Toowoomba, Queensland[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+10:00[8]
- Official website: http://www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au/[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Toowoomba[10]
- Population: 135,631[11], 108,398[12]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13]
- Capital of: Toowoomba Region[14]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Toowoomba, Queensland[15]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Toowoomba[16]
- Elevation above sea level: 691 m[17]
- History of topic: history of Toowoomba, Queensland[18]
- Maximum temperature record: 40.8 °C[19]
- Minimum temperature record: -4.4 °C[20]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Toowoomba[21]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Toowoomba include HMAS Toowoomba[22], a frigate[23].
Why It Matters
Toowoomba has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Toowoomba is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for Toowoomba include HMAS Toowoomba[22], a frigate[23].