Kupang
city in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
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Kupang is a city of Indonesia[1]. Kupang draws 1,249 Wikipedia views per month (city of indonesia category, ranking #20 of 91).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: East Nusa Tenggara[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Instance of: Kotamadya[5]
- Shares border with: Kupang[6]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Maulafa[7], Alak[8], Kelapa Lima[9], Kota Raja[10], Kota Lama[11], Oebobo[12]
- Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kota Kupang[13]
- Executive body: Q114187299[14]
- Highest judicial authority: District Court of Kupang[15]
- Postal code: 85361[16]
- Commons category: Kupang (city)[17]
- Licence plate code: DH[18]
- Inception: April 23, 1886[19], April 11, 1996[20]
- Significant event: boundary change[21]
- Separated from: Kupang[22]
- Official website: http://www.kupangkota.go.id/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kupang[24]
- Population: 466,632[25]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Kupang[26]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29]
- Replaces: Kupang[30]
- Capital of: East Nusa Tenggara[31]
- Official name: Kota Kupang[32]
- Category for people born here: Q137793510[33]
- Category for people who died here: Q127672849[34]
- Statistics Indonesia area code: 5371[35]
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Physical Characteristics
Kupang covers an area of 180.27 km²[36]. Kupang sits at an elevation of 62 m[37].
Why It Matters
Kupang has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Kupang is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]