Gisborne District

region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island
AdministrativeArea region_of_new_zealand Q140246
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Gisborne District

Summary

Gisborne District is a region of New Zealand[1]. It draws 641 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_new_zealand category, ranking #11 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gisborne District is located in New Zealand[3].
  • Gisborne District is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Gisborne District's instance of is recorded as region of New Zealand[5].
  • Gisborne District's instance of is recorded as district of New Zealand[6].
  • Gisborne District's capital is recorded as Gisborne[7].
  • Gisborne District's shares border with is recorded as Ōpōtiki District[8].
  • Gisborne District's shares border with is recorded as Wairoa District[9].
  • Gisborne District's shares border with is recorded as Whakatāne District[10].
  • Gisborne District's shares border with is recorded as Bay of Plenty Region[11].
  • Gisborne District's shares border with is recorded as Hawke's Bay Region[12].
  • Gisborne District's twinned administrative body is recorded as Palm Desert[13].
  • Gisborne District's Commons category is recorded as Gisborne District[14].
  • Gisborne District's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00[15].
  • Gisborne District's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -38.66667, 'lon': 178.01667}[16].
  • Gisborne District's authority is recorded as Gisborne District Council[17].
  • Gisborne District's official website is recorded as https://www.gdc.govt.nz/[18].
  • Gisborne District's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gisborne District[19].
  • Gisborne District has a population of {'amount': '+47517'}[20].
  • Gisborne District has a population of {'amount': '+51135'}[21].
  • Gisborne District has a population of {'amount': '+52700'}[22].
  • Gisborne District's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the Gisborne Region[23].
  • Gisborne District's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in the Gisborne Region[24].
  • Gisborne District's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gisborne'}[25].
  • Gisborne District's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from the Gisborne District[26].
  • Gisborne District sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4'}[27].

Body

Geography

Gisborne District is in the country of New Zealand[4]. It is located in New Zealand[3].

Physical Characteristics

Gisborne District covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8385.33'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+47517'}[20], {'amount': '+51135'}[21], and {'amount': '+52700'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region of New Zealand[5] and district of New Zealand[6].

Why It Matters

Gisborne District draws 641 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_new_zealand category, ranking #11 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Aceehinrt · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4'}
    Aliases
    Category of associated people Category:People from the Gisborne District
    Shares border with Ōpōtiki District, Wairoa District, Whakatāne District +2
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P457]]: [[Q140794488]], Copying from [[Q726917]]"
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