Nelson

Summary

Nelson is a city^[1]. Nelson ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nelson is located in Nelson City^[3].
• Nelson is in the country of New Zealand^[4].
• Nelson's image is recorded as Nelson New Zealand.jpg^[5].
• Nelson's continent is recorded as Insular Oceania^[6].
• Nelson's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Nelson's flag image is recorded as Nelson flag.svg^[8].
• Nelson's founder is recorded as Arthur Wakefield^[9].
• Horatio Nelson is named after Nelson^[10].
• Nelson's flag is recorded as flag of the City of Nelson^[11].
• Nelson's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eureka^[12].
• Nelson's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miyazu^[13].
• Nelson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 153579749^[14].
• Nelson's GND ID is recorded as 4251410-1^[15].
• Nelson's locator map image is recorded as Positie van Nelson.png^[16].
• Nelson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50077424^[17].
• Nelson's postal code is recorded as 7010, 7011, 7020^[18].
• Nelson's Commons category is recorded as Nelson, New Zealand^[19].
• Nelson's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00^[20].
• Nelson's local dialing code is recorded as 03^[21].
• +1841-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nelson^[22].
• Nelson's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -41.293056, 'lon': 173.238056}^[23].
• Nelson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gs0g^[24].
• Nelson's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0043283^[25].
• Nelson's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Island^[26].
• Nelson's significant event is recorded as climate emergency declaration in New Zealand^[27].

Body

Geography

Nelson is in the country of New Zealand^[4]. Nelson is located in Nelson City^[3]. Nelson's continent is recorded as Insular Oceania^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Nelson's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+445'}^[28]. Nelson's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+46437'}^[30], {'amount': '+49300'}^[31], {'amount': '+48072'}^[32], and {'amount': '+51100'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Nelson's instance of is recorded as city^[7].

History and Context

+1841-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nelson^[22]. Horatio Nelson is named after Nelson^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nelson include Nelson Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in New Zealand^[36].

Why It Matters

Nelson ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).^[2] Nelson has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Nelson is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Nelson include Nelson Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in New Zealand^[36].