Warrnambool

city in Victoria, Australia
City city Q705867
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Warrnambool is located in Victoria [1] and is part of the country of Australia [1]. It was established in 1855 . The city has a population of 31k as of 2021 [2]. Warrnambool is situated at an elevation of 24 . It is home to approximately 31 thousand people [2].

Warrnambool

Summary

Warrnambool is a city[1]. Warrnambool ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Warrnambool is located in Victoria[3].
  • Warrnambool is located in City of Warrnambool[4].
  • Warrnambool is in the country of Australia[5].
  • Warrnambool is on the body of water Merri River[6].
  • Warrnambool is on the body of water Lady Bay[7].
  • Warrnambool is on the body of water Hopkins River[8].
  • Warrnambool's instance of is recorded as city[9].
  • Warrnambool's instance of is recorded as gazetted locality of Victoria[10].
  • Warrnambool's shares border with is recorded as Dennington[11].
  • Warrnambool's shares border with is recorded as Yangery[12].
  • Warrnambool's shares border with is recorded as Woodford[13].
  • Warrnambool's shares border with is recorded as Bushfield[14].
  • Warrnambool's shares border with is recorded as Wangoom[15].
  • Warrnambool's shares border with is recorded as Allansford[16].
  • Warrnambool's twinned administrative body is recorded as Changchun[17].
  • Warrnambool's postal code is recorded as 3280[18].
  • Warrnambool's Commons category is recorded as Warrnambool[19].
  • 1855 marks the founding of Warrnambool[20].
  • Warrnambool's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -38.383333333333, 'lon': 142.48333333333}[21].
  • Warrnambool's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Warrnambool[22].
  • Warrnambool's Commons gallery is recorded as Warrnambool, Victoria[23].
  • Warrnambool has a population of {'amount': '+29284'}[24].
  • Warrnambool has a population of {'amount': '+29661'}[25].
  • Warrnambool has a population of {'amount': '+31308'}[26].
  • Warrnambool has a population of {'amount': '+32894'}[27].

Body

Geography

Warrnambool is in the country of Australia[5]. Located in include Victoria[3], a state of Australia[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1851[30] and City of Warrnambool[4], a local government area of Victoria[31], in Australia[32]. Adjacent water bodies include Merri River[6], a river[33], in Australia[34]; Lady Bay[7], a bay[35], in Australia[36]; and Hopkins River[8], a river[37], in Australia[38].

Physical Characteristics

Warrnambool sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+24'}[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+29284'}[24], {'amount': '+29661'}[25], {'amount': '+31308'}[26], and {'amount': '+32894'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[9] and gazetted locality of Victoria[10].

History and Context

1855 marks the founding of Warrnambool[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Warrnambool include Warrnambool Airport[40], an airport[41], in Australia[42] and HMAS Warrnambool[43], a corvette[44], in Australia[45].

Why It Matters

Warrnambool ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).[2] Warrnambool has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Warrnambool is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for Warrnambool include Warrnambool Airport[40], an airport[41], in Australia[42] and HMAS Warrnambool[43], a corvette[44], in Australia[45].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [17] . en.changchun.gov.cn. en.changchun.gov.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Australian Bureau of Statistics. censusdata.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . censusdata.abs.gov.au. censusdata.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . abs.gov.au. Retrieved . abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . abs.gov.au. abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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