Provincetown

Summary

Provincetown is a New England town^[1]. Provincetown has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Provincetown is located in Barnstable County^[3].
• Provincetown is in the country of United States^[4].
• Provincetown is on the body of water Cape Cod Bay^[5].
• Provincetown is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Provincetown's instance of is recorded as New England town^[7].
• Provincetown's instance of is recorded as gay village^[8].
• Provincetown's shares border with is recorded as Truro^[9].
• Provincetown's postal code is recorded as 02657^[10].
• Provincetown is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Barnstable district^[11].
• Provincetown is part of Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district^[12].
• Provincetown's Commons category is recorded as Provincetown, Massachusetts^[13].
• Provincetown's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[14].
• Provincetown's local dialing code is recorded as 508^[15].
• 1700 marks the founding of Provincetown^[16].
• Provincetown's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.058333333333, 'lon': -70.179166666667}^[17].
• Provincetown's official website is recorded as http://www.provincetown-ma.gov/^[18].
• Provincetown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Provincetown, Massachusetts^[19].
• Provincetown has a population of {'amount': '+3431'}^[20].
• Provincetown has a population of {'amount': '+3664'}^[21].
• Provincetown has a population of {'amount': '+2942'}^[22].
• Provincetown's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Provincetown's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[24].
• Provincetown's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Provincetown'}^[25].
• Provincetown's category for people born here is recorded as Q109888402^[26].
• Provincetown's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Provincetown, Massachusetts^[27].

Body

Geography

Provincetown is in the country of United States^[4]. Provincetown is located in Barnstable County^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Cape Cod Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in United States^[29] and Atlantic Ocean^[6], an ocean^[30]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Barnstable district^[11], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[31], in United States^[32] and Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district^[12], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[33], in United States^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Provincetown covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+17.5'}^[35]. Provincetown sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3431'}^[20], {'amount': '+3664'}^[21], and {'amount': '+2942'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include New England town^[7] and gay village^[8].

History and Context

1700 marks the founding of Provincetown^[16].

Why It Matters

Provincetown has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Provincetown is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]