Townsville

Summary

Townsville is a city^[1]. Townsville ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,800 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Townsville is located in City of Townsville^[3].
• Townsville is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Townsville is on the body of water Cleveland Bay^[5].
• Townsville is on the body of water Ross River^[6].
• Townsville's head of government is recorded as Jenny Hill^[7].
• Townsville's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Townsville's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Robert Towns is named after Townsville^[10].
• Townsville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Port Moresby^[11].
• Townsville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shūnan-shi^[12].
• Townsville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iwaki^[13].
• Townsville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Changshu^[14].
• Townsville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Suwon^[15].
• Townsville's postal code is recorded as QLD 4810^[16].
• Townsville is part of Central Queensland^[17].
• Townsville's Commons category is recorded as Townsville, Queensland^[18].
• Townsville's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[19].
• Townsville's local dialing code is recorded as 07^[20].
• 1865 marks the founding of Townsville^[21].
• Townsville's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -19.262222222222, 'lon': 146.81583333333}^[22].
• Townsville's official website is recorded as http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au^[23].
• Townsville's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Townsville^[24].
• Townsville has a population of {'amount': '+178649'}^[25].
• Townsville has a population of {'amount': '+173724'}^[26].
• Townsville's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

Townsville is in the country of Australia^[4]. Townsville is located in City of Townsville^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Cleveland Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in Australia^[29] and Ross River^[6], a river^[30], in Australia^[31]. Townsville is part of Central Queensland^[17].

Physical Characteristics

Townsville covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+140.2'}^[32]. Townsville sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+178649'}^[25] and {'amount': '+173724'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

1865 marks the founding of Townsville^[21]. Robert Towns is named after Townsville^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Townsville include Townsville Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in Australia^[36].

Why It Matters

Townsville ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,800 views/month).^[2] Townsville has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Townsville is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Townsville include Townsville Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in Australia^[36].