Wellington

Summary

Wellington is an urban area^[1]. Wellington ranks in the top 2% of urban_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,882 views/month).^[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's image is recorded as WellingtonPanorama.jpg^[7].
• Wellington's continent is recorded as Oceania^[8].
• Wellington's continent is recorded as Australian continent^[9].
• Wellington's instance of is recorded as urban area^[10].
• Wellington's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Wellington's instance of is recorded as national capital^[12].
• Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is named after Wellington^[13].
• Wellington's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146566340^[14].
• Wellington's spectral class is recorded as http://www.viaf.org/viaf/146566340^[15].
• Wellington's GND ID is recorded as 4119042-7^[16].
• Wellington's locator map image is recorded as Location of Wellington.png^[17].
• Wellington's locator map image is recorded as WellingtonNZ.png^[18].
• Wellington's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79029791^[19].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5010^[20].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5011^[21].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5012^[22].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5013^[23].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5014^[24].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5016^[25].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5018^[26].
• Wellington's postal code is recorded as 5019^[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^[8] and Australian continent^[9].

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^[10], big city^[11], and national capital^[12].

History and Context

+1839-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wellington^[33]. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is named after Wellington^[13].

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 ranks in the top 2% of urban_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,882 views/month).^[2] Wellington has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Wellington is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

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].