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Wittenoom

former townsite located within the Wittenoom Asbestos Hazard Zone in Western Australia
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Wittenoom

Summary

Wittenoom is a former town[1]. Wittenoom ranks in the top 5% of former_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,227 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wittenoom is located in Shire of Ashburton[3].
  • Wittenoom is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Wittenoom's instance of is recorded as former town[5].
  • Wittenoom's shares border with is recorded as Mulga Downs[6].
  • Wittenoom's shares border with is recorded as Karijini[7].
  • Frank Wittenoom is named after Wittenoom[8].
  • Wittenoom's postal code is recorded as 6751[9].
  • Wittenoom's Commons category is recorded as Wittenoom, Western Australia[10].
  • January 1, 1950 marks the founding of Wittenoom[11].
  • Wittenoom ended on 2007[12].
  • Wittenoom's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -22.239722222222, 'lon': 118.33472222222}[13].
  • Wittenoom has a population of {'amount': '+14'}[14].
  • Wittenoom has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[15].
  • Wittenoom's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wittenoom'}[16].
  • Wittenoom's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[17].
  • Wittenoom's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[18].
  • Wittenoom's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'aus', 'text': 'Ngambigunha'}[19].
  • Wittenoom covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+353.1'}[20].

Body

Geography

Wittenoom is in the country of Australia[4]. Wittenoom is located in Shire of Ashburton[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wittenoom covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+353.1'}[20]. Population counts include {'amount': '+14'}[14] and {'amount': '+0'}[15].

Designation and Status

Wittenoom's instance of is recorded as former town[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1950 marks the founding of Wittenoom[11]. Frank Wittenoom is named after Wittenoom[8].

Why It Matters

Wittenoom ranks in the top 5% of former_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,227 views/month).[2] Wittenoom has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Wittenoom is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . linked.data.gov.au. linked.data.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . linked.data.gov.au. linked.data.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . mediastatements.wa.gov.au. mediastatements.wa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . censusdata.abs.gov.au. censusdata.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . abs.gov.au. Retrieved . abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.wa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . censusdata.abs.gov.au. censusdata.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . censusdata.abs.gov.au. censusdata.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . catalogue.data.wa.gov.au. catalogue.data.wa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/wittenoom-azbestove-mesto/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see Use"
  2. 20d ago · Jarkn · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Named after → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+353.1'}
    Shares border with → Mulga Downs, Karijini
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/wittenoom-azbestove-mesto/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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