Longyearbyen

Summary

Longyearbyen is a town^[1]. Longyearbyen ranks in the top 0.16% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month, #15 of 9,456).^[2]

Key Facts

• Longyearbyen is located in Svalbard^[3].
• Longyearbyen is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Longyearbyen's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Longyearbyen's instance of is recorded as administrative centre^[6].
• Longyearbyen's instance of is recorded as unincorporated area^[7].
• Longyearbyen's official language is recorded as Bokmål^[8].
• John Munro Longyear is named after Longyearbyen^[9].
• Longyearbyen's coat of arms is recorded as Q20108039^[10].
• Longyearbyen's Commons category is recorded as Longyearbyen^[11].
• Longyearbyen's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time^[12].
• Longyearbyen's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Summer Time^[13].
• 1906 marks the founding of Longyearbyen^[14].
• Longyearbyen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 78.216666666667, 'lon': 15.633333333333}^[15].
• Longyearbyen's official website is recorded as http://www.lokalstyre.no/^[16].
• Longyearbyen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Longyearbyen^[17].
• Longyearbyen's Commons gallery is recorded as Longyearbyen^[18].
• Longyearbyen has a population of {'amount': '+2417'}^[19].
• Longyearbyen's office held by head of government is recorded as community council leader of Longyearbyen^[20].
• Longyearbyen's capital of is recorded as Svalbard^[21].
• Longyearbyen's capital of is recorded as Spitsbergen^[22].
• Longyearbyen's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Norvegesi'}^[23].
• Longyearbyen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[24].
• Longyearbyen covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+242.86'}^[25].
• Longyearbyen's Köppen climate classification is recorded as tundra climate^[26].
• Longyearbyen's maximum temperature record is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+21.7'}^[27].

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Geography

Longyearbyen is in the country of Norway^[4]. Longyearbyen is located in Svalbard^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Longyearbyen covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+242.86'}^[25]. Longyearbyen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[24]. Longyearbyen has a population of {'amount': '+2417'}^[19].

Climate and Environment

Longyearbyen's Köppen climate classification is recorded as tundra climate^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[5], administrative centre^[6], and unincorporated area^[7].

History and Context

1906 marks the founding of Longyearbyen^[14]. John Munro Longyear is named after Longyearbyen^[9].

Why It Matters

Longyearbyen ranks in the top 0.16% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month, #15 of 9,456).^[2] Longyearbyen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Longyearbyen is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]