Ballarat

Summary

Ballarat is a city^[1]. Ballarat ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,022 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 instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Ballarat's official language is recorded as Australian English^[9].
• Ballarat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ainaro^[10].
• Ballarat's postal code is recorded as 3350^[11].
• Ballarat's Commons category is recorded as Ballarat^[12].
• Ballarat's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[13].
• Ballarat's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+11:00^[14].
• Ballarat's local dialing code is recorded as 03^[15].
• 1838 marks the founding of Ballarat^[16].
• Ballarat's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -37.560833333333335, 'lon': 143.8475}^[17].
• Ballarat's official website is recorded as https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/^[18].
• Ballarat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ballarat^[19].
• Ballarat's Commons gallery is recorded as Ballarat^[20].
• Ballarat has a population of {'amount': '+103815'}^[21].
• Ballarat has a population of {'amount': '+116201'}^[22].
• Ballarat has a population of {'amount': '+105348'}^[23].
• Ballarat's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Ballarat's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[25].
• Ballarat's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Ballarat's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+113.7'}^[34]. Ballarat sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+435'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+103815'}^[21], {'amount': '+116201'}^[22], and {'amount': '+105348'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Ballarat's instance of is recorded as city^[8].

History and Context

1838 marks the founding of Ballarat^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ballarat include HMAS Ballarat^[36], a frigate^[37]; Ballarat^[38], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[39], in Australia^[40], founded in 1901^[41]; and Ballarat Airfield^[42], an airport^[43], in Australia^[44].

Why It Matters

Ballarat ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,022 views/month).^[2] Ballarat has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Ballarat is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Ballarat include HMAS Ballarat^[36], a frigate^[37]; Ballarat^[38], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[39], in Australia^[40], founded in 1901^[41]; and Ballarat Airfield^[42], an airport^[43], in Australia^[44].