Malacca

Summary

Malacca is a city^[1]. Malacca ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,079 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Malacca was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Malacca was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Malacca is located in Malacca^[5].
• Malacca is located in Melaka Tengah District^[6].
• Malacca is in the country of Malaysia^[7].
• Malacca's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Malacca's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[9].
• Malacca's instance of is recorded as city of Malaysia^[10].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Valparaíso^[11].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kashgar^[12].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nanjing^[13].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yangzhou^[14].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shiraz^[15].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zanjan^[16].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuala Lumpur^[17].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hoorn^[18].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lisbon^[19].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Q235004^[20].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sawahlunto^[21].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Padang Panjang^[22].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jiangsu^[23].
• Malacca's twinned administrative body is recorded as Changsha^[24].
• Malacca's postal code is recorded as 75xxx to 78xxx^[25].
• Malacca is part of Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca^[26].
• Malacca's Commons category is recorded as Melaka^[27].

Body

Geography

Malacca is in the country of Malaysia^[7]. Located in include Malacca^[5], a state of Malaysia^[28], in Malaysia^[29], founded in 1948^[30] and Melaka Tengah District^[6], a district of Malaysia^[31], in Malaysia^[32]. Malacca is part of Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca^[26].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+277'}^[33], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+45.3'}^[34], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+242.8'}^[35]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+543'}^[36] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[37]. Malacca has a population of {'amount': '+455300'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], administrative territorial entity^[9], and city of Malaysia^[10]. Malacca's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[39].

History and Context

1396 marks the founding of Malacca^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Malacca include Strait of Malacca^[41], a strait^[42], in Indonesia^[43].

Why It Matters

Malacca ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,079 views/month).^[2] Malacca has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Malacca is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Malacca include Strait of Malacca^[41], a strait^[42], in Indonesia^[43].