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Richmond

town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Place town Q985819
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Richmond

Summary

Richmond is a town[1]. Richmond ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Richmond is located in Richmond Local Municipality[3].
  • Richmond is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Richmond's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 7090[6].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 7090[7].
  • January 1, 1850 marks the founding of Richmond[8].
  • Richmond's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.866666666667, 'lon': 30.266666666667}[9].
  • Richmond's capital of is recorded as Richmond Local Municipality[10].
  • Richmond sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+838'}[11].

Body

Geography

Richmond is in the country of South Africa[4]. Richmond is located in Richmond Local Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Richmond sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+838'}[11].

Designation and Status

Richmond's instance of is recorded as town[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1850 marks the founding of Richmond[8].

Why It Matters

Richmond ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month).[2] Richmond has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

Related Entities

South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . South African Post Office. postoffice.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . South African Post Office. postoffice.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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