Hamilton

largest city in New Zealand's Waikato region
City city Q200028
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Hamilton

Summary

Hamilton is a city[1]. Hamilton ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (616 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hamilton is located in Hamilton City[3].
  • Hamilton is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Hamilton is on the continent of Insular Oceania[5].
  • Hamilton's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Hamilton's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • John Hamilton is named after Hamilton[8].
  • Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saitama[9].
  • Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wuxi[10].
  • Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sacramento[11].
  • Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chengdu[12].
  • Hamilton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chillán[13].
  • Hamilton's Commons category is recorded as Hamilton, New Zealand[14].
  • Hamilton's local dialing code is recorded as 07[15].
  • Hamilton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -37.783333333333, 'lon': 175.28333333333}[16].
  • Hamilton's located in/on physical feature is recorded as North Island[17].
  • Hamilton's official website is recorded as https://www.hamilton.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx[18].
  • Hamilton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hamilton, New Zealand[19].
  • Hamilton has a population of {'amount': '+169300'}[20].
  • Hamilton has a population of {'amount': '+160911'}[21].
  • Hamilton has a population of {'amount': '+176500'}[22].
  • Hamilton's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23].
  • Hamilton's capital of is recorded as Waikato Region[24].
  • Hamilton's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Hamilton, New Zealand[25].
  • Hamilton's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Hamilton, New Zealand[26].
  • Hamilton's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'Kirikiriroa'}[27].

Body

Geography

Hamilton is in the country of New Zealand[4]. Hamilton is located in Hamilton City[3]. Hamilton is on the continent of Insular Oceania[5].

Physical Characteristics

Hamilton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+110.8'}[28]. Hamilton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+169300'}[20], {'amount': '+160911'}[21], and {'amount': '+176500'}[22].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

John Hamilton is named after Hamilton[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hamilton include Hamilton International Airport[30], an airport[31], in New Zealand[32].

Why It Matters

Hamilton ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (616 views/month).[2] Hamilton has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Hamilton is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Hamilton include Hamilton International Airport[30], an airport[31], in New Zealand[32].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . stuff.co.nz. stuff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . gochengdu.cn. gochengdu.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Charp238 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 79
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ang', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'be', 'bg', 'bh', 'bn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons'
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: Hamilton"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Yale lux id → place/fcf976c7-6c5d-4f2f-8fe5-be81e7730409
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48043|batch #48043]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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