Pondicherry

Summary

Pondicherry is a city^[1]. Pondicherry ranks in the top 0.018% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,359 views/month, #1 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pondicherry is located in Puducherry^[3].
• Pondicherry is in the country of India^[4].
• Pondicherry's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Pondicherry's founder is recorded as François Martin^[6].
• Pondicherry's twinned administrative body is recorded as Basse-Terre^[7].
• Pondicherry's postal code is recorded as 605001–605014^[8].
• Pondicherry's Commons category is recorded as Pondicherry^[9].
• Pondicherry's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[10].
• Pondicherry's local dialing code is recorded as 413^[11].
• November 1, 1954 marks the founding of Pondicherry^[12].
• Pondicherry's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.93, 'lon': 79.83}^[13].
• Pondicherry's significant event is recorded as Siege of Pondicherry^[14].
• Pondicherry's official website is recorded as https://www.py.gov.in^[15].
• Pondicherry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pondicherry (city)^[16].
• Pondicherry's Commons gallery is recorded as Pondicherry^[17].
• Pondicherry's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Pondicherry's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Pondicherry's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• Pondicherry's capital of is recorded as Puducherry^[21].
• Pondicherry's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Puducherry'}^[22].
• Pondicherry's category for people born here is recorded as Q13336043^[23].
• Pondicherry's category for people born here is recorded as Q9226502^[24].
• Pondicherry's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Puducherry^[25].
• Pondicherry's category of associated people is recorded as Q107169741^[26].
• Pondicherry's different from is recorded as Q11831668^[27].

Body

Geography

Pondicherry is in the country of India^[4]. Pondicherry is located in Puducherry^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pondicherry covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.54'}^[28]. Pondicherry sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Pondicherry's instance of is recorded as city^[5].

History and Context

November 1, 1954 marks the founding of Pondicherry^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pondicherry include Pondicherry Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in India^[32].

Why It Matters

Pondicherry ranks in the top 0.018% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,359 views/month, #1 of 5,534).^[2] Pondicherry has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Pondicherry is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Pondicherry include Pondicherry Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in India^[32].