Kingston
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Summary
Kingston is a separated municipality in Ontario[1]. Kingston draws 10,263 Wikipedia views per month (separated municipality in ontario category, ranking #3 of 16).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Frontenac County[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Ontario[5], St. Lawrence River[6]
- Instance of: single-tier municipality[7], city[8], big city[9]
- Shares border with: South Frontenac[10]
- Founder: René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Boucherville[12], Mianyang[13]
- Legislative body: City of Kingston Council[14]
- Commons category: Kingston, Ontario[15]
- Local dialing code: 613[16]
- Inception: 1673[17]
- Official website: http://www.cityofkingston.ca/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kingston, Ontario[19]
- Commons gallery: Kingston, Ontario[20]
- Population: 123,798[21], 132,485[22]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], The New Student's Reference Work[26]
- Capital of: Province of Canada[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kingston, Ontario[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kingston, Ontario[29]
- Native label: Kingston[30]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Kingston, Ontario[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kingston, Ontario[32]
- Owner of: Slush Puppie Place[33]
- Different from: Kingston[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 93 m[35]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Kingston include CFB Kingston[36], a Canadian Forces base[37], in Canada[38]; Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport[39], an airport[40], in Canada[41]; and Kingston station[42], a railway station[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1974[45].
Why It Matters
Kingston has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Kingston is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Kingston include CFB Kingston[36], a Canadian Forces base[37], in Canada[38]; Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport[39], an airport[40], in Canada[41]; and Kingston station[42], a railway station[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1974[45].