Townsville
city in Queensland, Australia
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Summary
Townsville is a city[1]. Townsville ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,184 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of Townsville[3]
- Country: Australia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Cleveland Bay[5], Ross River[6]
- Head of government: Jenny Hill[7]
- Instance of: big city[8]
- Named after: Robert Towns[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Port Moresby[10], Shūnan-shi[11], Iwaki[12], Changshu[13], Suwon[14]
- Postal code: QLD 4810[15]
- Part of: Central Queensland[16]
- Commons category: Townsville, Queensland[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+10:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 07[19]
- Inception: 1865[20]
- Official website: http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Townsville[22]
- Population: 178,649[23], 173,724[24]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25]
- Capital of: City of Townsville[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Townsville, Queensland[27]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Townsville, Queensland[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Townsville[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 6 m[30]
- Area: 140.2 km²[31]
- Maximum temperature record: 44.3 °C[32]
- Minimum temperature record: 1.1 °C[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Townsville include Townsville Airport[34], an airport[35], in Australia[36].
Why It Matters
Townsville has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Townsville is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Townsville include Townsville Airport[34], an airport[35], in Australia[36].