Upington

Summary

Upington is a town^[1]. Upington ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Upington is located in ǁKhara Hais Local Municipality^[3].
• Upington is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Upington's image is recorded as Upington.jpg^[5].
• Upington's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Upington's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Upington's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130148029^[8].
• Upington's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n00031126^[9].
• Upington's postal code is recorded as 8801^[10].
• Upington's postal code is recorded as 8800^[11].
• Upington's Commons category is recorded as Upington^[12].
• Upington's local dialing code is recorded as 054^[13].
• +1873-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Upington^[14].
• Upington's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -28.457222222222, 'lon': 21.2425}^[15].
• Upington's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/031bx7^[16].
• Upington's official website is recorded as http://www.kharahais.gov.za/^[17].
• Upington's page banner is recorded as Upington Banner.jpg^[18].
• Upington's population is recorded as {'amount': '+57220'}^[19].
• Upington's population is recorded as {'amount': '+121189'}^[20].
• Upington's WOEID is recorded as 1588443^[21].
• Upington's capital of is recorded as ǁKhara Hais Local Municipality^[22].
• Upington's capital of is recorded as ZF Mgcawu District Municipality^[23].
• Upington's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Upington^[24].
• Upington's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Upington'}^[25].
• Upington's GeoNames ID is recorded as 945945^[26].
• Upington's BBC Things ID is recorded as 19f13ecd-b054-4fba-ac37-7262d01a20cc^[27].

Body

Geography

Upington is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Upington is located in ǁKhara Hais Local Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Upington's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+580.8'}^[28]. Upington's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+848'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+57220'}^[19] and {'amount': '+121189'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[6] and big city^[7].

History and Context

+1873-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Upington^[14].

Why It Matters

Upington ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month).^[2] Upington has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]