Mossel Bay

Summary

Mossel Bay is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mossel Bay is located in Mossel Bay Local Municipality^[3].
• Mossel Bay is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Mossel Bay's image is recorded as Mossel Bay, Downtown.jpg^[5].
• Mossel Bay's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Mossel Bay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146756806^[7].
• Mossel Bay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 245439380^[8].
• Mossel Bay's GND ID is recorded as 7521553-6^[9].
• Mossel Bay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97108278^[10].
• Mossel Bay's postal code is recorded as 6506^[11].
• Mossel Bay's postal code is recorded as 6500^[12].
• Mossel Bay's Commons category is recorded as Mossel Bay^[13].
• Mossel Bay's local dialing code is recorded as 044^[14].
• +1848-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mossel Bay^[15].
• Mossel Bay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -34.183333333333, 'lon': 22.133333333333}^[16].
• Mossel Bay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/020dpy^[17].
• Mossel Bay's official website is recorded as http://www.mosselbaymun.co.za/^[18].
• Mossel Bay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mossel Bay^[19].
• Mossel Bay's page banner is recorded as Mossel Bay Wikivoyage Banner.jpg^[20].
• Mossel Bay's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX6376167^[21].
• Mossel Bay's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Africa/South_Africa/Western_Cape/Mossel_Bay/^[22].
• Mossel Bay's population is recorded as {'amount': '+59031'}^[23].
• Mossel Bay's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Mossel Bay's capital of is recorded as Mossel Bay Local Municipality^[25].
• Mossel Bay's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Mosselbaai'}^[26].
• Mossel Bay's GeoNames ID is recorded as 973709^[27].

Body

Geography

Mossel Bay is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in Mossel Bay Local Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Mossel Bay's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+42.2'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+43'}^[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+59031'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Mossel Bay's instance of is recorded as town^[6].

History and Context

+1848-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mossel Bay^[15].

Why It Matters

Mossel Bay ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]