Melbourne

Summary

Melbourne is a city^[1]. Melbourne ranks in the top 0.14% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,244 views/month, #8 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melbourne was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Melbourne was a member of League of Historical Cities^[4].
• Melbourne was a member of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group^[5].
• Melbourne is located in Victoria^[6].
• Melbourne is in the country of Australia^[7].
• Melbourne is on the body of water Yarra River^[8].
• Melbourne is on the body of water Port Phillip^[9].
• Melbourne's continent is recorded as Australian continent^[10].
• Melbourne's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Melbourne's instance of is recorded as region of Victoria^[12].
• Melbourne's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Melbourne's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[14].
• Melbourne's instance of is recorded as provincial capital^[15].
• Melbourne's instance of is recorded as financial center^[16].
• Melbourne's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[17].
• Melbourne's official language is recorded as Australian English^[18].
• Melbourne's flag image is recorded as Flag of Melbourne.svg^[19].
• Melbourne's shares border with is recorded as Barwon South West^[20].
• Melbourne's shares border with is recorded as Grampians^[21].
• Melbourne's shares border with is recorded as Loddon Mallee^[22].
• Melbourne's shares border with is recorded as Hume^[23].
• Melbourne's shares border with is recorded as Gippsland^[24].
• Melbourne's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Melbourne.svg^[25].
• William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne is named after Melbourne^[26].
• Melbourne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Melbourne^[27].

Body

Geography

Melbourne is in the country of Australia^[7]. Melbourne is located in Victoria^[6]. Adjacent water bodies include Yarra River^[8], a river^[28], in Australia^[29] and Port Phillip^[9], a bay^[30], in Australia^[31]. Melbourne's continent is recorded as Australian continent^[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[11], region of Victoria^[12], big city^[13], metropolitan area^[14], provincial capital^[15], and financial center^[16].

History and Context

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne is named after Melbourne^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Melbourne include Melbourne Football Club^[32], an Australian rules football club^[33], in Australia^[34], founded in 1859^[35], headquartered in Melbourne^[36]; Melbourne Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Australia^[39], founded in 1964^[40]; Melbourne^[41], a city in the United States^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1867^[44]; and HMAS Melbourne^[45], a light aircraft carrier^[46].

Why It Matters

Melbourne ranks in the top 0.14% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,244 views/month, #8 of 5,534).^[2] Melbourne has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Melbourne is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Melbourne include Melbourne Football Club^[32], an Australian rules football club^[33], in Australia^[34], founded in 1859^[35], headquartered in Melbourne^[36]; Melbourne Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Australia^[39], founded in 1964^[40]; Melbourne^[41], a city in the United States^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1867^[44]; and HMAS Melbourne^[45], a light aircraft carrier^[46].