Hamilton

Summary

Hamilton is a city^[1]. Hamilton ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,650 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hamilton is located in Ontario^[3].
• Hamilton is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Hamilton is on the body of water Lake Ontario^[5].
• Hamilton's head of government is recorded as Andrea Horwath^[6].
• Hamilton's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Hamilton's instance of is recorded as single-tier municipality^[8].
• Hamilton's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Hamilton's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[10].
• Hamilton's official language is recorded as English^[11].
• Hamilton's shares border with is recorded as Regional Municipality of Niagara^[12].
• Hamilton's shares border with is recorded as Regional Municipality of Halton^[13].
• Hamilton's shares border with is recorded as Regional Municipality of Waterloo^[14].
• Hamilton's shares border with is recorded as Wellington County^[15].
• Hamilton's shares border with is recorded as County of Brant^[16].
• Hamilton's shares border with is recorded as Haldimand County^[17].
• Hamilton's shares border with is recorded as Grimsby^[18].
• George Hamilton is named after Hamilton^[19].
• Hamilton's flag is recorded as flag of Hamilton, Ontario^[20].
• Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sulmona^[21].
• Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fukuyama^[22].
• Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaga^[23].
• Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mangaluru^[24].
• Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Racalmuto^[25].
• Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ma'anshan^[26].
• Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Flint^[27].

Body

Geography

Hamilton is in the country of Canada^[4]. Hamilton is located in Ontario^[3]. Hamilton is on the body of water Lake Ontario^[5]. Part of include Niagara Peninsula^[28], a peninsula^[29], in Canada^[30] and Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area^[31], a human-geographic territorial entity^[32], in Canada^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+519949'}^[34], {'amount': '+536917'}^[35], and {'amount': '+569353'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], single-tier municipality^[8], big city^[9], and human settlement^[10].

History and Context

+1846-06-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hamilton^[37]. George Hamilton is named after Hamilton^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hamilton include John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in Canada^[40].

Why It Matters

Hamilton ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,650 views/month).^[2] Hamilton has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Hamilton is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Hamilton include John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in Canada^[40].