Ballarat
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Ballarat
Summary
Ballarat is a city[1]. Ballarat ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (967 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Ballarat was a member of Creative Cities Network[3].
- Ballarat was a member of League of Historical Cities[4].
- Ballarat is located in City of Ballarat[5].
- Ballarat is located in Victoria[6].
- Ballarat is in the country of Australia[7].
- Ballarat's image is recorded as Aerialviewgardens.jpg[8].
- Ballarat's instance of is recorded as city[9].
- Ballarat's official language is recorded as Australian English[10].
- Ballarat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ainaro[11].
- Ballarat's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 145404560[12].
- Ballarat's GND ID is recorded as 4292709-2[13].
- Ballarat's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79089345[14].
- Ballarat's postal code is recorded as 3350[15].
- Ballarat's Commons category is recorded as Ballarat[16].
- Ballarat's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00[17].
- Ballarat's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+11:00[18].
- Ballarat's local dialing code is recorded as 03[19].
- +1838-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ballarat[20].
- Ballarat's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -37.560833333333335, 'lon': 143.8475}[21].
- Ballarat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01kq5[22].
- Ballarat's official website is recorded as https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/[23].
- Ballarat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ballarat[24].
- Ballarat's Commons gallery is recorded as Ballarat[25].
- Ballarat's page banner is recorded as Ballarat banner.JPG[26].
- Ballarat's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as c7b2d6f2-c5c2-42fe-9810-48c31e031cbb[27].
Body
Geography
Ballarat is in the country of Australia[7]. Located in include City of Ballarat[5], a local government area of Victoria[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1994[30] and Victoria[6], a state of Australia[31], in Australia[32], founded in 1851[33].
Physical Characteristics
Ballarat's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+113.7'}[34]. Ballarat's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+435'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+103815'}[36], {'amount': '+116201'}[37], and {'amount': '+105348'}[38].
Designation and Status
Ballarat's instance of is recorded as city[9].
History and Context
+1838-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ballarat[20].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Ballarat include HMAS Ballarat[39], a frigate[40]; Ballarat[41], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[42], in Australia[43], founded in 1901[44]; and Ballarat Airfield[45], an airport[46], in Australia[47].
Why It Matters
Ballarat ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (967 views/month).[2] Ballarat has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Ballarat is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Ballarat include HMAS Ballarat[39], a frigate[40]; Ballarat[41], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[42], in Australia[43], founded in 1901[44]; and Ballarat Airfield[45], an airport[46], in Australia[47].