Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Summary

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality in South Africa[1]. It draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_municipality_in_south_africa category, ranking #5 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is located in Eastern Cape[3].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's head of government is recorded as Zukiswa Ncitha[5].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's image is recorded as East London Town Hall-Cropped.jpg[6].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's instance of is recorded as metropolitan municipality in South Africa[7].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's capital is recorded as East London[8].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Daqing[9].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's legislative body is recorded as Buffalo City Municipal Council[10].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's executive body is recorded as Mayoral Committee of Buffalo City[11].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's locator map image is recorded as Map of the Eastern Cape with Buffalo City highlighted (2011).svg[12].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's postal code is recorded as 5200[13].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 88195[14].
  • +2000-12-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality[15].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -32.983333333333, 'lon': 27.866666666667}[16].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -32.95141, 'lon': 27.61164}[17].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06jb2d[18].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's official website is recorded as https://www.buffalocity.gov.za/[19].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality[20].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's South African municipality code is recorded as BUF[21].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's population is recorded as {'amount': '+755200'}[22].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's population is recorded as {'amount': '+834997'}[23].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's office held by head of government is recorded as Executive Mayor of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality[24].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8347340[25].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's X is recorded as OfficialBCMM[26].
  • Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's Facebook username is recorded as BuffaloCityMetro[27].

Body

Geography

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is in the country of South Africa[4]. It is located in Eastern Cape[3].

Physical Characteristics

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2536'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+354'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+755200'}[22] and {'amount': '+834997'}[23].

Designation and Status

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality's instance of is recorded as metropolitan municipality in South Africa[7].

History and Context

+2000-12-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality[15].

Why It Matters

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_municipality_in_south_africa category, ranking #5 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . South African National Census of 2011. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Provincial profile: Eastern Cape [Community Survey 2016]. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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