Messina

Summary

Messina is a city^[1]. Messina ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,440 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messina is located in Metropolitan City of Messina^[3].
• Messina is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Messina's image is recorded as Messina harbour - aerial view.jpg^[5].
• Messina's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Messina's instance of is recorded as comune of Italy^[7].
• Messina's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Messina's instance of is recorded as polis^[9].
• Messina's official language is recorded as Italian^[10].
• Messina's flag image is recorded as Messina-Bandiera.svg^[11].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Itala^[12].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Monforte San Giorgio^[13].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Rometta^[14].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Saponara^[15].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Villafranca Tirrena^[16].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Fiumedinisi^[17].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Scaletta Zanclea^[18].
• Messina's coat of arms image is recorded as Messina-Stemma.svg^[19].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as First Quarter (Messina)^[20].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Second Quarter^[21].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Third Quarter^[22].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fourth Quarter^[23].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fifth Quarter^[24].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sixth Quarter^[25].
• Messina's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kronstadt^[26].
• Messina's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121846492^[27].

Body

Geography

Messina is in the country of Italy^[4]. Messina is located in Metropolitan City of Messina^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+237603'}^[28], {'amount': '+234293'}^[29], {'amount': '+236962'}^[30], {'amount': '+218786'}^[31], {'amount': '+262000'}^[32], and {'amount': '+267000'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], comune of Italy^[7], big city^[8], and polis^[9].

History and Context

-0800-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Messina^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Messina include Messinian^[35], a stage^[36] and Messina Chasmata^[37], a chasma^[38].

Why It Matters

Messina ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,440 views/month).^[2] Messina has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Messina is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Messina include Messinian^[35], a stage^[36] and Messina Chasmata^[37], a chasma^[38].