Simon's Town

Summary

Simon's Town is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Simon's Town is located in City of Cape Town^[3].
• Simon's Town is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Simon's Town's image is recorded as Simons Town South Afrika Südafrika (34436719644).jpg^[5].
• Simon's Town's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Simon van der Stel is named after Simon's Town^[7].
• Simon's Town's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138206117^[8].
• Simon's Town's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94076253^[9].
• Simon's Town's postal code is recorded as 7975^[10].
• Simon's Town's postal code is recorded as 7995^[11].
• Simon's Town's Commons category is recorded as Simon's Town^[12].
• Simon's Town's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[13].
• +1680-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Simon's Town^[14].
• Simon's Town's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -34.193194444444444, 'lon': 18.435916666666667}^[15].
• Simon's Town's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/068rbz^[16].
• Simon's Town's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Simon's Town^[17].
• Simon's Town's page banner is recorded as Simons Town Banner.jpg^[18].
• Simon's Town's WOEID is recorded as 1587497^[19].
• Simon's Town's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Simon's Town's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Simons-Town^[21].
• Simon's Town's GeoNames ID is recorded as 3361618^[22].
• Simon's Town's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 7025830^[23].
• Simon's Town's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+222'}^[24].
• Simon's Town's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.81'}^[25].
• Simon's Town's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1283450^[26].
• Simon's Town's Quora topic ID is recorded as Simons-Town^[27].

Body

Geography

Simon's Town is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in City of Cape Town^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Simon's Town's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.81'}^[25]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+222'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Simon's Town's instance of is recorded as town^[6].

History and Context

+1680-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Simon's Town^[14]. Simon van der Stel is named after it^[7].

Why It Matters

Simon's Town ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]