International Geographical Union

Summary

International Geographical Union is an international association^[1]. It draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (international_association category, ranking #7 of 26).^[2]

Key Facts

• International Geographical Union was a member of International Science Council^[3].
• International Geographical Union's instance of is recorded as international association^[4].
• International Geographical Union's instance of is recorded as scientific organization^[5].
• International Geographical Union's official language is recorded as English^[6].
• International Geographical Union's official language is recorded as French^[7].
• International Geographical Union's headquarters location is recorded as Cape Town^[8].
• International Geographical Union's headquarters location is recorded as Delhi^[9].
• International Geographical Union's Commons category is recorded as International Geographical Union^[10].
• International Geographical Union's industry is recorded as geography^[11].
• International Geographical Union comprises African Studies Commission^[12].
• International Geographical Union comprises Agricultural Geography and Land Engineering Commission^[13].
• International Geographical Union comprises Applied Geography Commission^[14].
• International Geographical Union comprises Biogeography and Biodiversity Commission^[15].
• International Geographical Union comprises Climatology Commission^[16].
• International Geographical Union comprises Coastal Systems Commission^[17].
• International Geographical Union comprises Cold and High Altitude Regions Commission^[18].
• International Geographical Union comprises Cultural Approach in Geography Commission^[19].
• International Geographical Union comprises Dynamics of Economic Spaces Commission^[20].
• International Geographical Union comprises Environment Evolution Commission^[21].
• International Geographical Union comprises Gender and Geography: Care, Connection and Change Commission^[22].
• International Geographical Union comprises Geographical Education Commission^[23].
• International Geographical Union comprises Geographical Information Science Commission^[24].
• International Geographical Union comprises Geography for Future Earth: Coupled Human-Earth Systems for Sustainability Commission^[25].
• International Geographical Union comprises Geography of Governance Commission^[26].
• International Geographical Union comprises Geography of Information, Innovation and Technology Commission^[27].

Body

Founding

1922 marks the founding of International Geographical Union^[28].

Identity

Short names include IGU^[29] and UGI^[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Cape Town^[8], a port city^[31], in South Africa^[32], founded in 1652^[33] and Delhi^[9], a megacity^[34], in India^[35], founded in -0500^[36].

Industry

International Geographical Union's industry is recorded as geography^[11].

Why It Matters

International Geographical Union draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (international_association category, ranking #7 of 26).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]