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Sydney

community in Nova Scotia, Canada
City city Q932261
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Summary

Sydney is a city[1]. Sydney ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,353 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cape Breton[3]
  • Country: Canada[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Spanish Bay[5]
  • Founder: Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres[6]
  • Named after: Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney[7]
  • Commons category: Sydney, Nova Scotia[8]
  • Inception: 1785[9]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Cape Breton Island[10]
  • Official website: http://sydney.capebretonisland.com/[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sydney, Nova Scotia[12]
  • Population: 29,904[13]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
  • Capital of: Cape Breton Island[15]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sydney, Nova Scotia[16]
  • Category for people who died here: Q60940806[17]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Sydney, Nova Scotia[18]
  • Different from: Sydney[19]
  • Area: 29.43 km²[20]

Why It Matters

Sydney has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Sydney is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Arthur B. McDonald Canada Cape Breton Island Cape Breton University city Harold Russell McKenzie College Sydney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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