Rotorua

city in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
City city Q208948
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Rotorua is a place in New Zealand[1]. It was established in 1883. As of 2020, its population was 58,000[2]. The area covers 2,600 square kilometers, and its elevation is 280 meters.

Rotorua

Summary

Rotorua is a city[1]. Rotorua ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (456 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rotorua is located in Rotorua Lakes District[3].
  • Rotorua is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Rotorua is on the body of water Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe[5].
  • Rotorua's image is recorded as Rotorua from gondola.jpg[6].
  • Rotorua's image is recorded as 00 2009 03 20 1524 Rotorua - i-Site (Informationszentrum).jpg[7].
  • Rotorua's image is recorded as 00 2009 03 20 1564 Rotorua - i-Site (Informationszentrum).jpg[8].
  • Rotorua's image is recorded as 00 2009 03 20 1526 Lake Rotorua - Neuseeland.jpg[9].
  • Rotorua's instance of is recorded as city[10].
  • Rotorua's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klamath Falls[11].
  • Rotorua's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beppu[12].
  • Rotorua's twinned administrative body is recorded as City of Lake Macquarie[13].
  • Rotorua's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wuzhong District[14].
  • Rotorua's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136090561[15].
  • Rotorua's GND ID is recorded as 4238505-2[16].
  • Rotorua's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84078146[17].
  • Rotorua's IdRef ID is recorded as 204668921[18].
  • Rotorua's postal code is recorded as 3010, 3015[19].
  • Rotorua's Commons category is recorded as Rotorua[20].
  • +1883-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Rotorua[21].
  • Rotorua's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -38.137777777778, 'lon': 176.25138888889}[22].
  • Rotorua's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01wx74[23].
  • Rotorua's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge424572[24].
  • Rotorua's official website is recorded as http://www.rotoruanz.com/[25].
  • Rotorua's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rotorua[26].
  • Rotorua's page banner is recorded as Bannerrotorua.jpg[27].

Body

Geography

Rotorua is in the country of New Zealand[4]. Rotorua is located in Rotorua Lakes District[3]. Rotorua is on the body of water Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe[5].

Physical Characteristics

Rotorua's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2614.9'}[28]. Rotorua's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+280'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+54500'}[30], {'amount': '+54204'}[31], and {'amount': '+58500'}[32].

Designation and Status

Rotorua's instance of is recorded as city[10].

History and Context

+1883-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Rotorua[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rotorua include Rotorua International Airport[33], an international airport[34], in New Zealand[35].

Why It Matters

Rotorua ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (456 views/month).[2] Rotorua has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Rotorua is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Rotorua include Rotorua International Airport[33], an international airport[34], in New Zealand[35].

References

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  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [31] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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