Torres Strait Island Region

local government area of Queensland, Australia
AdministrativeArea local_government_area_of_queensland Q1495808
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Torres Strait Island Region

Summary

Torres Strait Island Region is a local government area of Queensland[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (local_government_area_of_queensland category, ranking #27 of 71).[2]

Key Facts

  • Torres Strait Island Region is located in Queensland[3].
  • Torres Strait Island Region is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's instance of is recorded as local government area of Queensland[5].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's capital is recorded as Thursday Island[6].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's legislative body is recorded as Torres Strait Island Regional Council[7].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's Commons category is recorded as Torres Strait Island Region[8].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 11677470[9].
  • +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Torres Strait Island Region[10].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -9.8666666666667, 'lon': 142.58333333333}[11].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yms7d[12].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's official website is recorded as http://www.tsirc.qld.gov.au/[13].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Torres Strait Island Region[14].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4248'}[15].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4514'}[16].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4124'}[17].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7839398[18].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+24'}[19].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+490.045'}[20].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's Australian Statistical Geography 2011 ID is recorded as LGA36960[21].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's Australian Statistical Geography 2016 ID is recorded as LGA36960[22].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's GADM ID is recorded as AUS.7.66_1[23].
  • Torres Strait Island Region's Australian Statistical Geography 2021 ID is recorded as LGA36960[24].

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Geography

Torres Strait Island Region is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Queensland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Torres Strait Island Region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+490.045'}[20]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+24'}[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4248'}[15], {'amount': '+4514'}[16], and {'amount': '+4124'}[17].

Designation and Status

Torres Strait Island Region's instance of is recorded as local government area of Queensland[5].

History and Context

+2008-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Torres Strait Island Region[10].

Why It Matters

Torres Strait Island Region draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (local_government_area_of_queensland category, ranking #27 of 71).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . Australian Bureau of Statistics. abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Australian Bureau of Statistics. abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . abs.gov.au. Retrieved . abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved . dbr.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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