Lightning Ridge

Summary

Lightning Ridge is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lightning Ridge is located in New South Wales^[3].
• Lightning Ridge is located in Walgett Shire^[4].
• Lightning Ridge is located in Walgett Shire^[5].
• Lightning Ridge is located in Wallangulla^[6].
• Lightning Ridge is in the country of Australia^[7].
• Lightning Ridge's image is recorded as LightningRidgeMines.jpg^[8].
• Lightning Ridge's instance of is recorded as town^[9].
• Lightning Ridge's shares border with is recorded as Dirranbandi^[10].
• Lightning Ridge's shares border with is recorded as Collarenebri^[11].
• Lightning Ridge's shares border with is recorded as Goodooga^[12].
• Lightning Ridge's shares border with is recorded as Cumborah^[13].
• Lightning Ridge's shares border with is recorded as Angledool^[14].
• Lightning Ridge's shares border with is recorded as Walgett^[15].
• Lightning Ridge's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138434874^[16].
• Lightning Ridge's postal code is recorded as 2834^[17].
• Lightning Ridge's Commons category is recorded as Lightning Ridge, New South Wales^[18].
• Lightning Ridge's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5760874^[19].
• Lightning Ridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.433333333333, 'lon': 147.96666666667}^[20].
• Lightning Ridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03rmnh^[21].
• Lightning Ridge's page banner is recorded as Lightning Ridge Banner.jpg^[22].
• Lightning Ridge's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Oceania/Australia/New_South_Wales/Localities/L/Lightning_Ridge/^[23].
• Lightning Ridge's population is recorded as {'amount': '+2284'}^[24].
• Lightning Ridge's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1946'}^[25].
• Lightning Ridge's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1396'}^[26].
• Lightning Ridge's WOEID is recorded as 1103431^[27].

Body

Geography

Lightning Ridge is in the country of Australia^[7]. Located in include New South Wales^[3], a state of Australia^[28], in Australia^[29], founded in 1788^[30]; Walgett Shire^[4], a local government area of New South Wales^[31], in Australia^[32], founded in 1906^[33]; and Wallangulla^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Lightning Ridge's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+149'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2284'}^[24], {'amount': '+1946'}^[25], and {'amount': '+1396'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Lightning Ridge's instance of is recorded as town^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lightning Ridge include Lightning Ridge Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Australia^[37].

Why It Matters

Lightning Ridge ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Lightning Ridge Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Australia^[37].