Geelong

Summary

Geelong is a city^[1]. Geelong ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,880 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Geelong was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Geelong is located in City of Greater Geelong^[4].
• Geelong is in the country of Australia^[5].
• Geelong's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Geelong's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Geelong's twinned administrative body is recorded as Athens^[8].
• Geelong's Commons category is recorded as Geelong^[9].
• Geelong's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[10].
• Geelong's local dialing code is recorded as 52^[11].
• 1838 marks the founding of Geelong^[12].
• Geelong's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -38.15, 'lon': 144.35}^[13].
• Geelong's official website is recorded as https://geelongaustralia.com.au^[14].
• Geelong's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geelong^[15].
• Geelong's Commons gallery is recorded as Geelong, Victoria^[16].
• Geelong has a population of {'amount': '+184182'}^[17].
• Geelong has a population of {'amount': '+191440'}^[18].
• Geelong has a population of {'amount': '+180239'}^[19].
• Geelong's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Geelong's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Geelong's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Geelong's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Geelong's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geelong'}^[24].
• Geelong's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Geelong^[25].
• Geelong's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Geelong^[26].
• Geelong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geelong'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Geelong is in the country of Australia^[5]. Geelong is located in City of Greater Geelong^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Geelong covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1240'}^[28]. Geelong sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+184182'}^[17], {'amount': '+191440'}^[18], and {'amount': '+180239'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6] and big city^[7].

History and Context

1838 marks the founding of Geelong^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Geelong include Geelong Football Club^[30], an Australian rules football club^[31], in Australia^[32], founded in 1859^[33].

Why It Matters

Geelong ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,880 views/month).^[2] Geelong has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Geelong is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Geelong include Geelong Football Club^[30], an Australian rules football club^[31], in Australia^[32], founded in 1859^[33].