Christchurch

Summary

Christchurch is a city^[1]. Christchurch ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,153 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Christchurch is located in Christchurch City^[3].
• Christchurch is in the country of New Zealand^[4].
• Christchurch's image is recorded as Christchurch City.jpg^[5].
• Christchurch's image is recorded as NZL-christchurch-peac-f-arts-c.jpg^[6].
• Christchurch's continent is recorded as Insular Oceania^[7].
• Christchurch's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Christchurch's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Christchurch's flag image is recorded as Flag of Christchurch.svg^[10].
• Christchurch's coat of arms image is recorded as Christchurch coat of arms shield.svg^[11].
• Christ Church is named after Christchurch^[12].
• Christchurch's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seattle^[13].
• Christchurch's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bahía Blanca^[14].
• Christchurch's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wuhan^[15].
• Christchurch's twinned administrative body is recorded as Adelaide^[16].
• Christchurch's twinned administrative body is recorded as Christchurch^[17].
• Christchurch's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kurashiki^[18].
• Christchurch's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lanzhou^[19].
• Christchurch's twinned administrative body is recorded as Songpa District^[20].
• Christchurch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130182840^[21].
• Christchurch's GND ID is recorded as 4220594-3^[22].
• Christchurch's locator map image is recorded as Christchurch City in NZ 2017.svg^[23].
• Christchurch's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80065884^[24].
• Christchurch's postal code is recorded as 8011^[25].
• Christchurch's postal code is recorded as 8013^[26].
• Christchurch's postal code is recorded as 8014^[27].

Body

Geography

Christchurch is in the country of New Zealand^[4]. Christchurch is located in Christchurch City^[3]. Christchurch's continent is recorded as Insular Oceania^[7]. Christchurch's part of is recorded as Christchurch and Banks Peninsula^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+358062'}^[29], {'amount': '+383200'}^[30], {'amount': '+49928'}^[31], {'amount': '+53116'}^[32], and {'amount': '+54925'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

+1848-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Christchurch^[34]. Christ Church is named after Christchurch^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Christchurch include Christchurch International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in New Zealand^[37], founded in 1940^[38].

Why It Matters

Christchurch ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,153 views/month).^[2] Christchurch has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Christchurch is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Christchurch include Christchurch International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in New Zealand^[37], founded in 1940^[38].