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geographical center

centroid of a region of the earth's surface
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Summary

geographical center ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: geometric property[2], centre[3]
  • Commons category: Geographical centres[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Geographical centres[5]
  • Main Wikidata property: P5140[6]
  • Has list: list of geographical centres[7]

Why It Matters

geographical center has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). geographical center. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/geographical-center
MLA “geographical center.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/geographical-center.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_geographical-center_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{geographical center}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/geographical-center}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → geometric property, centre
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sr', '
    Has list → list of geographical centres
    Main wikidata property → P5140
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Commons category: Geographical centres, Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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