Whanganui
city in New Zealand's North Island
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Summary
Whanganui is a city[1]. Whanganui ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,784 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: League of Historical Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Whanganui District[4]
- Country: New Zealand[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Whanganui River[6]
- Postal code: 4500[7], 4501[8]
- Commons category: Whanganui[9]
- Local dialing code: 06[10]
- Official website: https://www.visitwhanganui.nz[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Whanganui[12]
- Population: 39,400[13], 39,720[14], 42,200[15]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17]
- Official name: Whanganui[18]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Whanganui[19]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Whanganui[20]
- Native label: Whanganui[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Whanganui[22]
- Different from: Whanganui[23], Little Wanganui[24]
- Area: 2.3727 km²[25]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Whanganui[26]
- P14541: 1MylJT[27]
Why It Matters
Whanganui has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Whanganui is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]