Nanaimo

Summary

Nanaimo is a city^[1]. Nanaimo ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (630 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nanaimo is located in Regional District of Nanaimo^[3].
• Nanaimo is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Nanaimo is on the body of water Strait of Georgia^[5].
• Nanaimo is on the body of water Nanaimo River^[6].
• Nanaimo's image is recorded as Nanaimo Skyline 2005.JPG^[7].
• Nanaimo's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Nanaimo's instance of is recorded as city in British Columbia^[9].
• Nanaimo's flag image is recorded as Flag of Nanaimo, Canada.svg^[10].
• Nanaimo's shares border with is recorded as Lantzville^[11].
• Nanaimo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saitama^[12].
• Nanaimo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 243181625^[13].
• Nanaimo's GND ID is recorded as 4527935-4^[14].
• Nanaimo's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81089892^[15].
• Nanaimo's Commons category is recorded as Nanaimo^[16].
• Nanaimo's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2221210^[17].
• Nanaimo's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone^[18].
• +1874-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nanaimo^[19].
• Nanaimo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.164166666667, 'lon': -123.93638888889}^[20].
• Nanaimo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01t8rm^[21].
• Nanaimo's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge420350^[22].
• Nanaimo's CGNDB unique ID is recorded as JAQAL^[23].
• Nanaimo's official website is recorded as https://nanaimo.ca^[24].
• Nanaimo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nanaimo^[25].
• Nanaimo's page banner is recorded as WV Nanaimo banner Waterfront.jpg^[26].
• Nanaimo's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 01e6ddde-11f9-4f80-b751-452170b1c52b^[27].

Body

Geography

Nanaimo is in the country of Canada^[4]. Nanaimo is located in Regional District of Nanaimo^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Strait of Georgia^[5], a strait^[28], in Canada^[29] and Nanaimo River^[6], a river^[30], in Canada^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Nanaimo's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+91.30'}^[32]. Nanaimo's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+28'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+83810'}^[34], {'amount': '+90504'}^[35], and {'amount': '+99863'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and city in British Columbia^[9].

History and Context

+1874-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nanaimo^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nanaimo include Nanaimo bar^[37], a type of food or dish^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1950^[40]; Nanaimo Airport^[41], an airport^[42], in Canada^[43]; and Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport^[44], a seaplane base^[45], in Canada^[46].

Why It Matters

Nanaimo ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (630 views/month).^[2] Nanaimo has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Nanaimo is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Nanaimo include Nanaimo bar^[37], a type of food or dish^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1950^[40]; Nanaimo Airport^[41], an airport^[42], in Canada^[43]; and Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport^[44], a seaplane base^[45], in Canada^[46].