Whanganui

city in New Zealand's North Island
City city Q1015672
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Whanganui

Summary

Whanganui is a city[1]. Whanganui has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Whanganui was a member of League of Historical Cities[3].
  • Whanganui is located in Whanganui District[4].
  • Whanganui is in the country of New Zealand[5].
  • Whanganui is on the body of water Whanganui River[6].
  • Whanganui's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Whanganui's postal code is recorded as 4500, 4501[8].
  • Whanganui's Commons category is recorded as Whanganui[9].
  • Whanganui's local dialing code is recorded as 06[10].
  • Whanganui's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -39.9325, 'lon': 175.05194444444444}[11].
  • Whanganui's official website is recorded as https://www.visitwhanganui.nz[12].
  • Whanganui's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Whanganui[13].
  • Whanganui has a population of {'amount': '+39400'}[14].
  • Whanganui has a population of {'amount': '+39720'}[15].
  • Whanganui has a population of {'amount': '+42200'}[16].
  • Whanganui's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Whanganui's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
  • Whanganui's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whanganui'}[19].
  • Whanganui's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Whanganui[20].
  • Whanganui's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Whanganui[21].
  • Whanganui's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whanganui'}[22].
  • Whanganui's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Whanganui[23].
  • Whanganui's different from is recorded as Whanganui[24].
  • Whanganui's different from is recorded as Little Wanganui[25].
  • Whanganui covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.3727'}[26].
  • Whanganui's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Whanganui[27].

Body

Geography

Whanganui is in the country of New Zealand[5]. Whanganui is located in Whanganui District[4]. Whanganui is on the body of water Whanganui River[6].

Physical Characteristics

Whanganui covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.3727'}[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+39400'}[14], {'amount': '+39720'}[15], and {'amount': '+42200'}[16].

Designation and Status

Whanganui's instance of is recorded as city[7].

Why It Matters

Whanganui has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Whanganui is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Q43476607. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Q43476607. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . lhc-s.org. Retrieved . lhc-s.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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