Whistler

Summary

Whistler is a town^[1]. Whistler ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,125 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Whistler is located in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District^[3].
• Whistler is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Whistler's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Whistler's instance of is recorded as resort municipality^[6].
• Whistler's instance of is recorded as railway point in Canada^[7].
• Whistler's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karuizawa^[8].
• Whistler's postal code is recorded as V0N 1B0 V8E^[9].
• Whistler is part of Sea-to-Sky Corridor^[10].
• Whistler's Commons category is recorded as Whistler, British Columbia^[11].
• Whistler's local dialing code is recorded as 604^[12].
• 1914 marks the founding of Whistler^[13].
• Whistler's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.120833333333, 'lon': -122.95444444444}^[14].
• Whistler's official website is recorded as https://www.whistler.ca/^[15].
• Whistler's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Whistler, British Columbia^[16].
• Whistler has a population of {'amount': '+11854'}^[17].
• Whistler has a population of {'amount': '+9824'}^[18].
• Whistler's category for people born here is recorded as Q32501164^[19].
• Whistler's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lil', 'text': 'Cwitima'}^[20].
• Whistler's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mis', 'text': 'Sḵwiḵw'}^[21].
• Whistler sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+670'}^[22].
• Whistler covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+240'}^[23].

Body

Founding

1914 marks the founding of Whistler^[13].

Identity

Whistler is part of Sea-to-Sky Corridor^[10].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Whistler include Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome^[24], a seaplane base^[25], in Canada^[26] and Windows Whistler^[27], a beta version^[28], founded in 2000^[29].

Why It Matters

Whistler ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,125 views/month).^[2] Whistler has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Whistler is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Whistler include Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome^[24], a seaplane base^[25], in Canada^[26] and Windows Whistler^[27], a beta version^[28], founded in 2000^[29].