Kingston
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Kingston
Summary
Kingston is a city[1]. Kingston ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,935 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Kingston was a member of Creative Cities Network[3].
- Kingston is located in Surrey County[4].
- Kingston is in the country of Jamaica[5].
- Kingston is on the body of water Caribbean Sea[6].
- Kingston's head of government is recorded as Andrew Swaby[7].
- Kingston's image is recorded as PortofKingston.jpg[8].
- Kingston's instance of is recorded as city[9].
- Kingston's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
- Kingston's official language is recorded as Jamaican Patois[11].
- Kingston's official language is recorded as English[12].
- Kingston's shares border with is recorded as Portmore[13].
- Kingston upon Thames is named after Kingston[14].
- Kingston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami-Dade County[15].
- Kingston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coventry[16].
- Kingston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kalamazoo[17].
- Kingston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami[18].
- Kingston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Panevėžys[19].
- Kingston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shenzhen[20].
- Kingston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126617434[21].
- Kingston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 115144648605864009799[22].
- Kingston's GND ID is recorded as 4198339-7[23].
- Kingston's locator map image is recorded as Kingston.png[24].
- Kingston's locator map image is recorded as Location Caribbean.png[25].
- Kingston's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79018833[26].
- Kingston's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11864489k[27].
Body
Geography
Kingston is in the country of Jamaica[5]. Kingston is located in Surrey County[4]. Kingston is on the body of water Caribbean Sea[6].
Physical Characteristics
Kingston's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+22'}[28]. Kingston's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+580000'}[30] and {'amount': '+937700'}[31].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city[9] and big city[10].
History and Context
+1692-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kingston[32]. Kingston upon Thames is named after Kingston[14].
Why It Matters
Kingston ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,935 views/month).[2] Kingston has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Kingston is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]