Wellington

Summary

Wellington is an urban area^[1]. Wellington has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Wellington was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Wellington is located in Wellington City^[4].
• Wellington is in the country of New Zealand^[5].
• Wellington is on the body of water Cook Strait^[6].
• Wellington is on the continent of Oceania^[7].
• Wellington is on the continent of Australian continent^[8].
• Wellington's instance of is recorded as urban area^[9].
• Wellington's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Wellington's instance of is recorded as national capital^[11].
• Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is named after Wellington^[12].
• Wellington's spectral class is recorded as http://www.viaf.org/viaf/146566340^[13].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5010^[14].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5011^[15].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5012^[16].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5013^[17].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5014^[18].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5016^[19].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5018^[20].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5019^[21].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5022^[22].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5024^[23].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5026^[24].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5028^[25].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 6011^[26].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 6012^[27].

Body

Geography

Wellington is in the country of New Zealand^[5]. Wellington is located in Wellington City^[4]. Wellington is on the body of water Cook Strait^[6]. Continents include Oceania^[7] and Australian continent^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+216200'}^[28], {'amount': '+215100'}^[29], {'amount': '+58563'}^[30], {'amount': '+64372'}^[31], and {'amount': '+73305'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area^[9], big city^[10], and national capital^[11].

History and Context

January 1, 1839 marks the founding of Wellington^[33]. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is named after Wellington^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wellington include Wellington Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in New Zealand^[36], founded in 1959^[37] and Doris wellingtonensis^[38], a taxon^[39].

Why It Matters

Wellington has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Wellington is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Wellington include Wellington Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in New Zealand^[36], founded in 1959^[37] and Doris wellingtonensis^[38], a taxon^[39].