Pickering

Summary

Pickering is a city^[1]. Pickering ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,377 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pickering is located in Regional Municipality of Durham^[3].
• Pickering is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Pickering is on the body of water Lake Ontario^[5].
• Pickering's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Pickering's instance of is recorded as lower-tier municipality of Ontario^[7].
• Pickering's shares border with is recorded as Ajax^[8].
• Pickering's shares border with is recorded as Toronto^[9].
• Pickering's shares border with is recorded as Markham^[10].
• Pickering's shares border with is recorded as Whitchurch–Stouffville^[11].
• Pickering's shares border with is recorded as Uxbridge^[12].
• Pickering's shares border with is recorded as Scugog^[13].
• Pickering's shares border with is recorded as Whitby^[14].
• Pickering's postal code is recorded as 33400–33499^[15].
• Pickering's Commons category is recorded as Pickering, Ontario^[16].
• 1811 marks the founding of Pickering^[17].
• Pickering's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.906944444444, 'lon': -79.130833333333}^[18].
• Pickering's official website is recorded as http://www.pickering.ca/^[19].
• Pickering's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pickering, Ontario^[20].
• Pickering has a population of {'amount': '+91771'}^[21].
• Pickering's category for people born here is recorded as Q20990142^[22].
• Pickering's category for people who died here is recorded as Q20990143^[23].
• Pickering's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Pickering, Ontario^[24].
• Pickering sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+217'}^[25].
• Pickering sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+83.8'}^[26].
• Pickering covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+231.59'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Pickering covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+231.59'}^[27]. Elevations include {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+217'}^[25] and {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+83.8'}^[26]. Pickering has a population of {'amount': '+91771'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6] and lower-tier municipality of Ontario^[7].

History and Context

1811 marks the founding of Pickering^[17].

Why It Matters

Pickering ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,377 views/month).^[2] Pickering has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Pickering is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]