Simon's Town

town in South Africa
Place town Q1013370
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Simon's Town

Summary

Simon's Town is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,770 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 instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Simon van der Stel is named after Simon's Town[6].
  • Simon's Town's postal code is recorded as 7975[7].
  • Simon's Town's postal code is recorded as 7995[8].
  • Simon's Town's Commons category is recorded as Simon's Town[9].
  • January 1, 1680 marks the founding of Simon's Town[10].
  • Simon's Town's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -34.193194444444444, 'longitude': 18.435916666666667}[11].
  • Simon's Town's official website is recorded as http://www.simonstown.com/[12].
  • Simon's Town's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Simon's Town[13].
  • Simon's Town's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • Simon's Town sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+222'}[15].
  • Simon's Town covers an area of {'amount': '+19.81'}[16].

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 covers an area of {'amount': '+19.81'}[16]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+222'}[15].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1680 marks the founding of Simon's Town[10]. Simon van der Stel is named after it[6].

Why It Matters

Simon's Town ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,770 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 10126255-3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45396|batch #45396]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 14w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → South Africa
    Named after → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → City of Cape Town
    Coordinates → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||so, ha */ import labels from sitelinks"
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