Geelong

Summary

Geelong is a city^[1]. Geelong ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 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 image is recorded as Market Square Shopping Centre Geelong.jpg^[6].
• Geelong's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Geelong's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Geelong's twinned administrative body is recorded as Athens^[9].
• Geelong's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 167857172^[10].
• Geelong's GND ID is recorded as 4363599-4^[11].
• Geelong's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79105697^[12].
• Geelong's Commons category is recorded as Geelong^[13].
• Geelong's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[14].
• Geelong's local dialing code is recorded as 52^[15].
• +1838-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Geelong^[16].
• Geelong's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -38.15, 'lon': 144.35}^[17].
• Geelong's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g34_^[18].
• Geelong's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1035878^[19].
• Geelong's official website is recorded as https://geelongaustralia.com.au^[20].
• Geelong's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geelong^[21].
• Geelong's Commons gallery is recorded as Geelong, Victoria^[22].
• Geelong's page banner is recorded as View of Geelong across Corio Bay from Moorpanyal Park, 2010.jpg^[23].
• Geelong's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 999e8ae7-c18c-4261-bcff-904f5f376dd0^[24].
• Geelong's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Localities/G/Geelong/^[25].
• Geelong's population is recorded as {'amount': '+184182'}^[26].
• Geelong's population is recorded as {'amount': '+191440'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Geelong's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1240'}^[28]. Geelong's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+184182'}^[26], {'amount': '+191440'}^[27], and {'amount': '+180239'}^[30].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1838-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Geelong^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Geelong include Geelong Football Club^[31], an Australian rules football club^[32], in Australia^[33], founded in 1859^[34], headquartered in Geelong^[35].

Why It Matters

Geelong ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month).^[2] Geelong has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Geelong is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Geelong include Geelong Football Club^[31], an Australian rules football club^[32], in Australia^[33], founded in 1859^[34], headquartered in Geelong^[35].