Oshawa

city in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
City city Q211867
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Oshawa

Summary

Oshawa is a city[1]. Oshawa ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oshawa is located in Regional Municipality of Durham[3].
  • Oshawa is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Oshawa is on the body of water Lake Ontario[5].
  • Oshawa's image is recorded as Oshawa ON.JPG[6].
  • Oshawa's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Oshawa's instance of is recorded as lower-tier municipality of Ontario[8].
  • Oshawa's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Oshawa's flag image is recorded as Flag of Oshawa, Ontario.gif[10].
  • Oshawa's shares border with is recorded as Whitby[11].
  • Oshawa's shares border with is recorded as Clarington[12].
  • Oshawa's shares border with is recorded as Scugog[13].
  • Oshawa's logo image is recorded as City of Oshawa logo.jpg[14].
  • Oshawa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 122788331[15].
  • Oshawa's GND ID is recorded as 4474943-0[16].
  • Oshawa's locator map image is recorded as Oshawa within Durham Region.svg[17].
  • Oshawa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80131925[18].
  • Oshawa's postal code is recorded as L1G[19].
  • Oshawa's postal code is recorded as L1H[20].
  • Oshawa's postal code is recorded as L1J[21].
  • Oshawa's postal code is recorded as L1K[22].
  • Oshawa's postal code is recorded as L1L[23].
  • Oshawa's Commons category is recorded as Oshawa[24].
  • Oshawa's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 333748[25].
  • Oshawa's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[26].
  • Oshawa's local dialing code is recorded as 905[27].

Body

Geography

Oshawa is in the country of Canada[4]. Oshawa is located in Regional Municipality of Durham[3]. Oshawa is on the body of water Lake Ontario[5].

Physical Characteristics

Oshawa's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+145.68'}[28]. Oshawa's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+106'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+159458'}[30] and {'amount': '+175383'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[7], lower-tier municipality of Ontario[8], and big city[9].

History and Context

+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Oshawa[32].

Why It Matters

Oshawa ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2] Oshawa has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Oshawa is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Canada 2016 Census. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Canada 2021 Census. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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