Kimberley

Summary

Kimberley is a town^[1]. Kimberley ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kimberley is located in Sol Plaatje Local Municipality^[3].
• Kimberley is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Kimberley's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Kimberley's shares border with is recorded as Warrenton^[6].
• Kimberley's twinned administrative body is recorded as Changsha^[7].
• Kimberley's postal code is recorded as 8301^[8].
• Kimberley's postal code is recorded as 8300^[9].
• Kimberley's Commons category is recorded as Kimberley (South Africa)^[10].
• Kimberley's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[11].
• Kimberley's local dialing code is recorded as 053^[12].
• January 1, 1873 marks the founding of Kimberley^[13].
• Kimberley's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -28.738333333333333, 'lon': 24.76388888888889}^[14].
• Kimberley's significant event is recorded as Siege of Kimberley^[15].
• Kimberley's official website is recorded as https://www.solplaatje.org.za/^[16].
• Kimberley's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kimberley, South Africa^[17].
• Kimberley has a population of {'amount': '+225160'}^[18].
• Kimberley's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Kimberley's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Kimberley's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Kimberley's capital of is recorded as Northern Cape^[22].
• Kimberley's capital of is recorded as Sol Plaatje Local Municipality^[23].
• Kimberley's capital of is recorded as Frances Baard District Municipality^[24].
• Kimberley's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kimberley'}^[25].
• Kimberley's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Kimberley (South Africa)^[26].
• Kimberley's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kimberley'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Kimberley is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Kimberley is located in Sol Plaatje Local Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kimberley covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+90.4'}^[28]. Kimberley sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1184'}^[29]. Kimberley has a population of {'amount': '+225160'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Kimberley's instance of is recorded as town^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1873 marks the founding of Kimberley^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kimberley include kimberlite^[30].

Why It Matters

Kimberley ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month).^[2] Kimberley has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]

Entities named for Kimberley include kimberlite^[30].