Hastings

Summary

Hastings is a city^[1]. Hastings ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hastings is located in Hastings District^[3].
• Hastings is located in Hawke's Bay Region^[4].
• Hastings is in the country of New Zealand^[5].
• Hastings's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Warren Hastings is named after Hastings^[7].
• Hastings's Commons category is recorded as Hastings, New Zealand^[8].
• January 1, 1873 marks the founding of Hastings^[9].
• Hastings's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -39.65, 'longitude': 176.83333333333}^[10].
• Hastings's official website is recorded as http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/^[11].
• Hastings's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hastings, New Zealand^[12].
• Hastings has a population of {'amount': '+45000'}^[13].
• Hastings has a population of {'amount': '+44940'}^[14].
• Hastings has a population of {'amount': '+49000'}^[15].
• Hastings's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[16].
• Hastings's capital of is recorded as Hastings District^[17].
• Hastings's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Hastings, New Zealand^[18].
• Hastings's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Hastings, New Zealand^[19].
• Hastings's native label is recorded as Heretaunga^[20].
• Hastings's native label is recorded as Hastings^[21].
• Hastings's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Hastings, New Zealand^[22].
• Hastings sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+11'}^[23].
• Hastings covers an area of {'amount': '+24.43'}^[24].

Body

Geography

Hastings is in the country of New Zealand^[5]. Located in include Hastings District^[3], a district of New Zealand^[25], in New Zealand^[26] and Hawke's Bay Region^[4], a region of New Zealand^[27], in New Zealand^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Hastings covers an area of {'amount': '+24.43'}^[24]. Hastings sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+11'}^[23]. Population counts include {'amount': '+45000'}^[13], {'amount': '+44940'}^[14], and {'amount': '+49000'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Hastings's instance of is recorded as city^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1873 marks the founding of Hastings^[9]. Warren Hastings is named after Hastings^[7].

Why It Matters

Hastings ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).^[2] Hastings has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Hastings is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]