Canberra

Summary

Canberra is a city^[1]. Canberra ranks in the top 0.36% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,255 views/month, #20 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canberra is located in Australian Capital Territory^[3].
• Canberra is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Canberra is on the body of water Lake Burley Griffin^[5].
• Canberra's image is recorded as Canberra from Mt Ainslie (5642431515).jpg^[6].
• Canberra's continent is recorded as Australian continent^[7].
• Canberra's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Canberra's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Canberra's instance of is recorded as political city^[10].
• Canberra's instance of is recorded as planned national capital^[11].
• Canberra's instance of is recorded as federal capital^[12].
• Canberra's official language is recorded as English^[13].
• Canberra's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory.svg^[14].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nara^[15].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[16].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dili^[17].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wellington City^[18].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brasília^[19].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yangzhou^[20].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Monterrey^[21].
• Canberra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hangzhou^[22].
• Canberra's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140704500^[23].
• Canberra's GND ID is recorded as 4085133-3^[24].
• Canberra's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Canberra^[25].
• Canberra's locator map image is recorded as Canberra locator-MJC.png^[26].
• Canberra's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79021725^[27].

Body

Geography

Canberra is in the country of Australia^[4]. Canberra is located in Australian Capital Territory^[3]. Canberra is on the body of water Lake Burley Griffin^[5]. Canberra's continent is recorded as Australian continent^[7]. Canberra's part of is recorded as Canberra - Queanbeyan^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Canberra's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+471.78'}^[29]. Canberra's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+578'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+381488'}^[31], {'amount': '+357222'}^[32], {'amount': '+452670'}^[33], and {'amount': '+473855'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], big city^[9], political city^[10], planned national capital^[11], and federal capital^[12].

History and Context

+1913-03-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Canberra^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Canberra include English Electric Canberra^[36], an aircraft family^[37]; HMAS Canberra^[38], a landing helicopter dock^[39]; Canberra Airport^[40], an international airport^[41], in Australia^[42]; SS Canberra^[43], a cruise ship^[44]; City of Canberra^[45], a Boeing 747-400^[46], in Australia^[47]; and Canberra^[48], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[49], in Australia^[50], founded in 1974^[51].

Why It Matters

Canberra ranks in the top 0.36% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,255 views/month, #20 of 5,534).^[2] Canberra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] Canberra is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for Canberra include English Electric Canberra^[36], an aircraft family^[37]; HMAS Canberra^[38], a landing helicopter dock^[39]; Canberra Airport^[40], an international airport^[41], in Australia^[42]; SS Canberra^[43], a cruise ship^[44]; City of Canberra^[45], a Boeing 747-400^[46], in Australia^[47]; and Canberra^[48], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[49], in Australia^[50], founded in 1974^[51].