Oamaru

town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand
Place town Q4782
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Oamaru

Summary

Oamaru is a town[1]. Oamaru ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oamaru is located in Waitaki District[3].
  • Oamaru is located in Otago Region[4].
  • Oamaru is in the country of New Zealand[5].
  • Oamaru's image is recorded as Oamaruhistoric.jpg[6].
  • Oamaru's image is recorded as 00 1663 Oamaru (New Zealand, South Island) - Historic old town.jpg[7].
  • Oamaru's image is recorded as 00 1666 Oamaru (New Zealand, Otago Region) - Opera House.jpg[8].
  • Oamaru's instance of is recorded as town[9].
  • Oamaru's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133690963[10].
  • Oamaru's GND ID is recorded as 4101877-1[11].
  • Oamaru's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80104827[12].
  • Oamaru's IdRef ID is recorded as 203083792[13].
  • Oamaru's postal code is recorded as 9400[14].
  • Oamaru's Commons category is recorded as Oamaru[15].
  • Oamaru's local dialing code is recorded as 03[16].
  • Oamaru's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -45.089444444444, 'lon': 170.96611111111}[17].
  • Oamaru's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0qmgs[18].
  • Oamaru's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oamaru[19].
  • Oamaru's page banner is recorded as Oamaru banner Coast.jpg[20].
  • Oamaru's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Oceania/New_Zealand/Otago/Localities/Oamaru/[21].
  • Oamaru's population is recorded as {'amount': '+13150'}[22].
  • Oamaru's population is recorded as {'amount': '+13107'}[23].
  • Oamaru's population is recorded as {'amount': '+13700'}[24].
  • Oamaru's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0520282[25].
  • Oamaru's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Oamaru's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Oamaru[27].

Body

Geography

Oamaru is in the country of New Zealand[5]. Located in include Waitaki District[3], a district of New Zealand[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1989[30] and Otago Region[4], a region of New Zealand[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 1852[33].

Physical Characteristics

Oamaru's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+53.04'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13150'}[22], {'amount': '+13107'}[23], and {'amount': '+13700'}[24].

Designation and Status

Oamaru's instance of is recorded as town[9].

Why It Matters

Oamaru ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month).[2] Oamaru has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Oamaru is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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