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New Westminster

city in British Columbia, Canada
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New Westminster

Summary

New Westminster is a city in British Columbia[1]. It draws 1,960 Wikipedia views per month (city_in_british_columbia category, ranking #10 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • New Westminster is located in Metro Vancouver Regional District[3].
  • New Westminster is in the country of Canada[4].
  • New Westminster is on the body of water Fraser River[5].
  • New Westminster's instance of is recorded as city in British Columbia[6].
  • New Westminster's shares border with is recorded as Burnaby[7].
  • New Westminster's shares border with is recorded as Richmond[8].
  • New Westminster's shares border with is recorded as Surrey[9].
  • New Westminster's shares border with is recorded as Delta[10].
  • New Westminster's shares border with is recorded as Coquitlam[11].
  • New Westminster's twinned administrative body is recorded as Moriguchi[12].
  • New Westminster's Commons category is recorded as New Westminster[13].
  • New Westminster's local dialing code is recorded as 604[14].
  • January 1, 1865 marks the founding of New Westminster[15].
  • New Westminster's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 49.2069, 'longitude': -122.911}[16].
  • New Westminster's official website is recorded as https://newwestcity.ca/[17].
  • New Westminster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New Westminster[18].
  • New Westminster has a population of {'amount': '+70996'}[19].
  • New Westminster has a population of {'amount': '+78916'}[20].
  • New Westminster's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • New Westminster's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[22].
  • New Westminster's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[23].
  • New Westminster's capital of is recorded as Colony of British Columbia[24].
  • New Westminster's topic has template is recorded as Template:New Westminster[25].
  • New Westminster's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in New Westminster[26].
  • New Westminster's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in New Westminster[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1865 marks the founding of New Westminster[15].

Why It Matters

New Westminster draws 1,960 Wikipedia views per month (city_in_british_columbia category, ranking #10 of 47).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Canada Devin Townsend Fraser River Justice Institute of British Columbia Raymond Burr Robert Langlands Terry Fox

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → new-westminster
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: new-westminster, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952340|new westminster (#289952340)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  2. 8w ago · Soleincitta · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://newwestcity.ca/
    Country → —
    Population → —
    Inception → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 78,916"
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