Boksburg

Summary

Boksburg is a town^[1]. Boksburg ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (842 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boksburg is located in City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality^[3].
• Boksburg is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Boksburg's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Boksburg's postal code is recorded as 1459^[6].
• Boksburg's postal code is recorded as 1460^[7].
• Boksburg's Commons category is recorded as Boksburg, Gauteng^[8].
• Boksburg's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[9].
• Boksburg's local dialing code is recorded as 011^[10].
• January 1, 1887 marks the founding of Boksburg^[11].
• Boksburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -26.216666666667, 'lon': 28.25}^[12].
• Boksburg's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boksburg, Gauteng^[13].
• Boksburg's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• Boksburg's category for people born here is recorded as Q18121552^[15].
• Boksburg's category for people who died here is recorded as Q20023645^[16].
• Boksburg's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Boksburg^[17].
• Boksburg sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1694'}^[18].
• Boksburg covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+162.35'}^[19].

Body

Geography

Boksburg is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Boksburg is located in City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Boksburg covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+162.35'}^[19]. Boksburg sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1694'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Boksburg's instance of is recorded as town^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1887 marks the founding of Boksburg^[11].

Why It Matters

Boksburg ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (842 views/month).^[2] Boksburg has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]