Nelson

Summary

Nelson is a city^[1]. Nelson has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Nelson is located in Nelson City^[3].
• Nelson is in the country of New Zealand^[4].
• Nelson is on the continent of Insular Oceania^[5].
• Nelson's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Nelson's founder is recorded as Arthur Wakefield^[7].
• Horatio Nelson is named after Nelson^[8].
• Nelson's flag is recorded as flag of the City of Nelson^[9].
• Nelson's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eureka^[10].
• Nelson's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miyazu^[11].
• Nelson's postal code is recorded as 7010, 7011, 7020^[12].
• Nelson's Commons category is recorded as Nelson, New Zealand^[13].
• Nelson's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00^[14].
• Nelson's local dialing code is recorded as 03^[15].
• 1841 marks the founding of Nelson^[16].
• Nelson's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -41.293056, 'lon': 173.238056}^[17].
• Nelson's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Island^[18].
• Nelson's significant event is recorded as climate emergency declaration in New Zealand^[19].
• Nelson's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nelson, New Zealand^[20].
• Nelson has a population of {'amount': '+46437'}^[21].
• Nelson has a population of {'amount': '+49300'}^[22].
• Nelson has a population of {'amount': '+48072'}^[23].
• Nelson has a population of {'amount': '+51100'}^[24].
• Nelson's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Nelson's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Nelson's capital of is recorded as Nelson Region^[27].

Body

Geography

Nelson is in the country of New Zealand^[4]. Nelson is located in Nelson City^[3]. Nelson is on the continent of Insular Oceania^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Nelson covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+445'}^[28]. Nelson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+46437'}^[21], {'amount': '+49300'}^[22], {'amount': '+48072'}^[23], and {'amount': '+51100'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Nelson's instance of is recorded as city^[6].

History and Context

1841 marks the founding of Nelson^[16]. Horatio Nelson is named after Nelson^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nelson include Nelson Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in New Zealand^[32].

Why It Matters

Nelson has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Nelson is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Nelson include Nelson Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in New Zealand^[32].