Sorong

Summary

Sorong is a city of Indonesia^[1]. Sorong draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #25 of 91).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sorong is located in Southwest Papua^[3].
• Sorong is in the country of Indonesia^[4].
• Sorong's image is recorded as Sorong.jpg^[5].
• Sorong's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia^[6].
• Sorong's flag image is recorded as City Flag of Sorong.png^[7].
• Sorong's shares border with is recorded as Sorong^[8].
• Sorong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sorong^[9].
• Sorong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Sorong^[10].
• Sorong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Klaurung^[11].
• Sorong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Malaimsimsa^[12].
• Sorong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sorong Manoi^[13].
• Sorong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Sorong^[14].
• Sorong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Sorong^[15].
• Sorong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sorong Kepulauan^[16].
• Sorong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sorong Kota^[17].
• Sorong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Maladum Mes^[18].
• Sorong's seal image is recorded as LOGO-KOTA-SORONG.jpg^[19].
• Sorong's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nuuk^[20].
• Sorong's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gaborone^[21].
• Sorong's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 131518314^[22].
• Sorong's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96903779^[23].
• Sorong's postal code is recorded as 98414^[24].
• Sorong's Commons category is recorded as Sorong^[25].
• Sorong's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 14905729^[26].
• Sorong's local dialing code is recorded as 0951^[27].

Body

Geography

Sorong is in the country of Indonesia^[4]. Sorong is located in Southwest Papua^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sorong's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1105'}^[28]. Sorong's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+27667'}^[30], {'amount': '+75067'}^[31], {'amount': '+139590'}^[32], {'amount': '+141836'}^[33], {'amount': '+146390'}^[34], and {'amount': '+190625'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Sorong's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia^[6].

History and Context

+2000-02-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sorong^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sorong include Domine Eduard Osok Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Indonesia^[39].

Why It Matters

Sorong draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #25 of 91).^[2] Sorong has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Sorong is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Sorong include Domine Eduard Osok Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Indonesia^[39].