Bala

compact rural community in Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
Place compact_rural_community Q804569
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Bala

Summary

Bala is a compact rural community[1]. Bala ranks in the top 9% of compact_rural_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bala is located in Muskoka Lakes[3].
  • Bala is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Bala is on the body of water Lake Muskoka[5].
  • Bala is on the body of water Moon River[6].
  • Bala's instance of is recorded as compact rural community[7].
  • Bala's founder is recorded as Thomas Burgess[8].
  • Bala is named after Bala[9].
  • Bala's Commons category is recorded as Bala, Ontario[10].
  • 1868 marks the founding of Bala[11].
  • Bala's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.0175, 'lon': -79.617222222222}[12].
  • Bala sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+232'}[13].

Body

Geography

Bala is in the country of Canada[4]. Bala is located in Muskoka Lakes[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Muskoka[5], a lake[14], in Canada[15] and Moon River[6], a river[16], in Canada[17].

Physical Characteristics

Bala sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+232'}[13].

Designation and Status

Bala's instance of is recorded as compact rural community[7].

History and Context

1868 marks the founding of Bala[11]. Bala is named after Bala[9].

Why It Matters

Bala ranks in the top 9% of compact_rural_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . www4.rncan.gc.ca. Retrieved . www4.rncan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . www4.rncan.gc.ca. Retrieved . www4.rncan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca. Retrieved . gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . bala.muskoka-ontario.com. Retrieved . bala.muskoka-ontario.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca. Retrieved . gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca. Retrieved . gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . heritagetrust.on.ca. Retrieved . heritagetrust.on.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . www4.rncan.gc.ca. Retrieved . www4.rncan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . mapcoordinates.net. Retrieved . mapcoordinates.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 17d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder Thomas Burgess
    Country
    Country Canada
    Founded by
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:بالا، اونٹاریو]]"
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