Newcastle Local Municipality

municipality in South Africa
AdministrativeArea local_municipality_of_south_africa Q1983450
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Newcastle Local Municipality

Summary

Newcastle Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa[1]. It draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (local_municipality_of_south_africa category, ranking #34 of 236).[2]

Key Facts

  • Newcastle Local Municipality is located in Amajuba District Municipality[3].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's instance of is recorded as local municipality of South Africa[5].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's capital is recorded as Newcastle[6].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's legislative body is recorded as Newcastle Municipal Council[7].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's executive body is recorded as Mayoral Committee of Newcastle[8].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's locator map image is recorded as Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Newcastle highlighted (2011).svg[9].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 611072[10].
  • +2000-12-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Newcastle Local Municipality[11].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -27.75, 'lon': 29.91666667}[12].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -27.73925, 'lon': 29.87619}[13].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g5b1gs[14].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Newcastle Local Municipality[15].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's South African municipality code is recorded as KZN252[16].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's population is recorded as {'amount': '+363236'}[17].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's population is recorded as {'amount': '+389117'}[18].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's office held by head of government is recorded as Executive Mayor of Newcastle Local Municipality[19].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8347426[20].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1210'}[21].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[22].
  • Newcastle Local Municipality's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1125356797[23].

Body

Geography

Newcastle Local Municipality is in the country of South Africa[4]. It is located in Amajuba District Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Newcastle Local Municipality's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1210'}[21]. Population counts include {'amount': '+363236'}[17] and {'amount': '+389117'}[18].

Designation and Status

Newcastle Local Municipality's instance of is recorded as local municipality of South Africa[5].

History and Context

+2000-12-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Newcastle Local Municipality[11].

Why It Matters

Newcastle Local Municipality draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (local_municipality_of_south_africa category, ranking #34 of 236).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [17] . South African National Census of 2011. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Provincial profile: KwaZulu-Natal [Community Survey 2016]. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Executive body Mayoral Committee of Newcastle
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