Broken Hill

Summary

Broken Hill is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,280 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Broken Hill is located in New South Wales^[3].
• Broken Hill is located in City of Broken Hill^[4].
• Broken Hill is located in Picton^[5].
• Broken Hill is in the country of Australia^[6].
• Broken Hill's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Broken Hill's instance of is recorded as locality^[8].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Scotia^[9].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Fowlers Gap^[10].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Broughams Gate^[11].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Menindee^[12].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Silverton^[13].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Little Topar^[14].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Cockburn^[15].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Sturt Vale^[16].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Mooleulooloo^[17].
• Broken Hill's shares border with is recorded as Mutooroo^[18].
• Broken Hill's postal code is recorded as 2880^[19].
• Broken Hill is part of Far West^[20].
• Broken Hill's Commons category is recorded as Broken Hill, New South Wales^[21].
• Broken Hill's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[22].
• Broken Hill's located in time zone is recorded as Australia/Broken_Hill^[23].
• 1883 marks the founding of Broken Hill^[24].
• Broken Hill's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -31.965, 'lon': 141.4511111}^[25].
• Broken Hill's official website is recorded as http://www.visitbrokenhill.com.au/^[26].
• Broken Hill's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Broken Hill^[27].

Body

Geography

Broken Hill is in the country of Australia^[6]. Located in include New South Wales^[3], a state of Australia^[28], in Australia^[29], founded in 1788^[30]; City of it^[4], a local government area of New South Wales^[31], in Australia^[32]; and Picton^[5]. It is part of Far West^[20].

Physical Characteristics

Broken Hill covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+170'}^[33]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+315'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17814'}^[35], {'amount': '+17706'}^[36], and {'amount': '+17456'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and locality^[8].

History and Context

1883 marks the founding of Broken Hill^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Broken Hill include Broken Hill Airport^[38], an airport^[39], in Australia^[40].

Why It Matters

Broken Hill ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,280 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Broken Hill Airport^[38], an airport^[39], in Australia^[40].