St. Catharines

Summary

St. Catharines is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• St. Catharines is located in Regional Municipality of Niagara^[3].
• St. Catharines is in the country of Canada^[4].
• St. Catharines is on the body of water Lake Ontario^[5].
• St. Catharines's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• St. Catharines's instance of is recorded as lower-tier municipality of Ontario^[7].
• St. Catharines's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• St. Catharines's shares border with is recorded as Lake Ontario^[9].
• St. Catharines's shares border with is recorded as Niagara Falls^[10].
• St. Catharines's shares border with is recorded as Thorold^[11].
• St. Catharines's shares border with is recorded as Niagara-on-the-Lake^[12].
• St. Catharines's shares border with is recorded as Pelham^[13].
• St. Catharines's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln^[14].
• St. Catharines is part of Niagara Peninsula^[15].
• St. Catharines's Commons category is recorded as St. Catharines^[16].
• 1783 marks the founding of St. Catharines^[17].
• St. Catharines's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.183333333333, 'lon': -79.233333333333}^[18].
• St. Catharines's official website is recorded as http://www.stcatharines.ca^[19].
• St. Catharines's topic's main category is recorded as Category:St. Catharines^[20].
• St. Catharines has a population of {'amount': '+133113'}^[21].
• St. Catharines has a population of {'amount': '+136803'}^[22].
• St. Catharines has a population of {'amount': '+129170'}^[23].
• St. Catharines's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[24].
• St. Catharines's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• St. Catharines's legal form is recorded as municipal corporation^[26].
• St. Catharines's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in St. Catharines, Ontario^[27].

Body

Geography

St. Catharines is in the country of Canada^[4]. It is located in Regional Municipality of Niagara^[3]. It is on the body of water Lake Ontario^[5]. It is part of Niagara Peninsula^[15].

Physical Characteristics

St. Catharines covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+97'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+98'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+133113'}^[21], {'amount': '+136803'}^[22], and {'amount': '+129170'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], lower-tier municipality of Ontario^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

1783 marks the founding of St. Catharines^[17].

Why It Matters

St. Catharines ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]