Wikidata:WikiProject Cities and Towns

This Wikiproject focuses on the modelling of cities and other related administrative and societal populated regions.

Data model edit

This describes how items that relate to this project and their instances and classes should be structured

Type Description Examples
Government-designated cities and towns City and town items should be instance of (P31) their government designation. Naperville (Q243007)instance of (P31)city of Illinois (Q110071194)
Government city and town designations Government designation classes should be subclass of (P279)administrative territorial entity (Q56061). They should also specify where they are legally described such as by using described at URL (P973)<link to government law>. unit of local government in Illinois (Q110071045)instance of (P31)administrative territorial entity of the United States (Q852446)
unit of local government in Illinois (Q110071045)described at URL (P973)https://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con7.htm
City centers
Government-designated regions Government-designated regions such as metropolitan statistical area (Q1768043)s in the U.S. should use instance of (P31) and not be conflated with the city or other designations. Chicago metropolitan area (Q1754965)instance of (P31)metropolitan statistical area (Q1768043)
Non-governmental culturally significant regions Regions that are culturally significant but have no governmental designation should be erroneous class that describes an area. London (Q84)instance of (P31)metropolis (Q200250)

Items edit

Should NOT be used with instance of (P31) edit

Title Description Links
city Q515 Subjective and lacking in description. Government designations of cities are preferred.
big city Q1549591 A subjective size. Use population (P1082)
million city Q1637706 A subjective size. Use population (P1082)
county seat Q62049 Use capital of (P1376)

General edit

Title Description Links
city or town Q7930989 More general term. Use it for languages not distinguishing "city" and "town"
administrative territorial entity Q56061 Basically all cities and towns should be subclasses of this (or not).
metropolitan area Q1907114 administrative unit of a dense urban core and its satellite cities
metropolis Q200250 large and significant city or urban area usually with millions of inhabitants
local government area Q3299260 administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for
municipality Q15284 administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government or jurisdiction
municipal corporation Q2097994 legal term for a local governing body
local government Q6501447 lowest tier of administration within a sovereign state

Properties edit

Title ID Data type Description Examples Inverse
logo imageP154Commons media filelogo: graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and productsPrague <logo image> Logo Praha.svg-
imageP18Commons media fileillustration and image: image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, also use more specific properties (sample: coat of arms image, locator map, flag image, signature image, logo image, collage image)
It is preferred to have one image only.
Prague <image> Petřín Tower View IMG 3020.JPG-
inceptionP571Point in timedate of establishment: time when an entity begins to exist; for date of official opening use P1619Society of Jesus <inception> -
official nameP1448Monolingual textofficial name: official name of the subject in its official language(s)Germany <official name> Bundesrepublik Deutschland-
native labelP1705Monolingual textnative label: label for the items in their official language (P37) or their original language (P364)Moscow <native label> Москва-
founded byP112Itemorganizational founder: founder or co-founder of this organization, religion or placeApple <founded by> Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne-
demonymP1549Monolingual textdemonym: Name (proper noun) for people or things associated with a given place, usually based off the place name; multiple entries with qualifiers to distinguish are used to list variant forms by reason of grammatical gender or plurality.Mexico <demonym> Mexicain, Mexikaner, meksikano and Mexicaan-
continentP30Itemcontinent: continent of which the subject is a partAfghanistan <continent> Asia-
countryP17Itemcountry: sovereign state that this item is in (not to be used for human beings)Prague <country> Czech Republic-
capital ofP1376Itemadministrative centre: country, state, department, canton or other administrative division of which the municipality is the governmental seatNiamey <capital of> Nigercapital
located in the administrative territorial entityP131Itemadministrative territorial entity: the item is located on the territory of the following administrative entity. Use P276 for specifying locations that are non-administrative places and for items about events. Use P1382 if the item falls only partially into the administrative entity.Seattle <located in the administrative territorial entity> King County-
located in or next to body of waterP206Itembody of water: body of water on or next to which a place is locatedHafenCity <located in or next to body of water> Zollkanal-
coordinate locationP625Geographic coordinatesgeographic coordinate: geocoordinates of the subject. For Earth, please note that only WGS84 coordinating system is supported at the momentMount Everest <coordinate location> 27° 59′ 17.00″ N 86° 55′ 31.00″ E-
coordinates of northernmost pointP1332Geographic coordinatescoordinate of northernmost point: northernmost point of a location. For an administrative entity this includes offshore islandsEngland <coordinates of northernmost point> 55° 48′ 00.00″ N 2° 00′ 60.00″ W-
coordinates of southernmost pointP1333Geographic coordinatessouthernmost point of a place. For administrative entities this includes offshore islandsRhône <coordinates of southernmost point> 45° 27′ 14.40″ N 4° 45′ 37.60″ E-
coordinates of easternmost pointP1334Geographic coordinateseasternmost point of a locationFinland <coordinates of easternmost point> 62° 53′ 31.00″ N 31° 35′ 03.00″ E-
coordinates of westernmost pointP1335Geographic coordinateswesternmost point of a locationFinland <coordinates of westernmost point> 60° 17′ 13.00″ N 19° 08′ 07.00″ E-
geoshapeP3896Geographic shapegeographic data from Wikimedia CommonsNew York City <geoshape> Data:Neighbourhoods/New York City.map-
highest pointP610Itemhighest point: point with highest elevation in a region, or on the path of a race or route2015 Tour de France, stage 19 <highest point> Plateau de Beille-
lowest pointP1589Itemlowest point: point with lowest elevation in the country, region, city or areaEarth <lowest point> Challenger Deep-
office held by head of governmentP1313Itempolitical office that is fulfilled by the head of the government of this itemUnited Kingdom <office held by head of government> Prime Minister of the United Kingdom-
head of governmentP6Itemhead of government and president: head of the executive power of this town, city, municipality, state, country, or other governmental bodyGermany <head of government> Angela Merkel-
legislative bodyP194Itemlegislature: legislative body governing this entity; political institution with elected representatives, such as a parliament/legislature or councilUnited Kingdom <legislative body> Parliament of the United Kingdom-
member ofP463Itemmember and group member: organization, club or musical group to which the subject belongs. Do not use for membership in ethnic or social groups, nor for holding a political position, such as a member of parliament (use P39 for that)Iring Fetscher <member of> PEN Centre Germany-
populationP1082Quantitynumber of individuals and human population: number of people inhabiting the place; number of people of subjectSan Francisco <population> 892,533-
number of housesP4080Quantityhouse: number of houses in given territorial entityRegensburg <number of houses> 16,449-
contains the administrative territorial entityP150Itemadministrative territorial entity: (list of) direct subdivisions of an administrative territorial entityRussia <contains the administrative territorial entity> Moscow and Moscow Oblast-
contains settlementP1383Itemhuman settlement: settlement which an administrative division containsSaint-Denis <contains settlement> Le Moufia-
water as percent of areaP2927Quantitysurface water: which percentage of the territory of this item inside coast line and international bounderies is water. Use "percent" (Q11229) as unitSingapore <water as percent of area> 1.444 percent-
elevation above sea levelP2044Quantityheight above mean sea level: height of the item (geographical object) as measured relative to sea levelMaïdo <elevation above sea level> 2,205 metre-
located in time zoneP421Itemtime zone: time zone for this itemGermany <located in time zone> UTC+01:00-
twinned administrative bodyP190Itemtwin town: twin towns, sister cities, twinned municipalities and other localities that have a partnership or cooperative agreement, either legally or informally acknowledged by their governmentsSamara <twinned administrative body> Stara Zagora-
headquarters locationP159Itemheadquarters, siège social, seat, episcopal see and titular see: city or town, where an organization's headquarters is or has been situated. Use P276 qualifier for specific buildingOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries <headquarters location> Vienna-
employeesP1128Quantityemployee: total number of employees of a company at a given "point in time" (P585). Most recent data would generally have preferred rank; data for previous years normal rank (not deprecated rank). Add data for recent years, don't overwriteŠkoda Auto <employees> 33,696-
shares border withP47Itempolitical border and border: countries or administrative subdivisions, of equal level, that this item borders, either by land or water. A single common point is enough.Pays de la Loire <shares border with> Centre-Val de Loireshares border with
pronunciation audioP443Commons media filepronunciation: audio file with pronunciationSão Paulo <pronunciation audio> Br-SaoPaulo.ogg-
areaP2046Quantityarea: area occupied by an objectCarcaixent <area> 59.25 square kilometre-
postal codeP281Stringpostal code: identifier assigned by postal authorities for the subject area or buildingBern <postal code> 3000-
email addressP968URLemail address: email address, prefixed with mailto:Archaeological Museum of Palencia <email address> mailto:museo.palencia@jcyl.es-
official websiteP856URLofficial website and home page: URL of the official page of an item (current or former). Usage: If a listed URL no longer points to the official website, do not remove it, but see the "Hijacked or dead websites" section of the Talk pageFacebook <official website> https://www.facebook.com-
locator map imageP242Commons media filelocator map and map: geographic map image which highlights the location of the subject within some larger entityPrague <locator map image> 2004 Praha.png-
flagP163Itemflag: subject's flagSlovakia <flag> flag of Slovakia-
flag imageP41Commons media fileflag: image of the item's flagBourbonnais <flag image> Flag of Bourbonnais.svg-
coat of armsP237Itemcoat of arms and Q13368671: subject's coat of armsLiechtenstein <coat of arms> coat of arms of Liechtenstein-
coat of arms imageP94Commons media filecoat of arms: image of the item's coat of arms - for the shield part only use P4004Stannis Baratheon <coat of arms image> A Song of Ice and Fire arms of House Stannis Baratheon scroll.png-
montage imageP2716Commons media filecollaging: image file that assembles two or more other images of itemBerlin <montage image> Collage Berlin2.jpg-
seal imageP158Commons media fileseal: image of subject's seal (emblem)Alaska <seal image> Seal of the State of Alaska.svg-
page bannerP948Commons media fileproject:banners: image at top of an article about the topic, mainly used by Wikivoyage and Women in RedPrague <page banner> Prague WV banner.jpg-
list of monumentsP1456Itemmonument: link to the list of heritage monuments in the place/areaČeský Krumlov <list of monuments> list of cultural monuments in Český Krumlov-
geography of topicP2633Itemgeography and geography of geographic location: item that deals with the geography of the subject. Sample: "Rio de Janeiro" uses this property with value "geography of Rio de Janeiro" (Q10288853). For the location of a subject, use "location" (P276).Mauritius <geography of topic> geography of Mauritius-
history of topicP2184Itemaspect of history and history of a geographic region: item about the historical development of a subject's topic, example: "history of Argentina" for "Argentina". To list key events of the topic, use "significant event" (P793)Germany <history of topic> history of Germany-
described by sourceP1343Itemsource of information: work where this item is describedVladimir K. Zworykin <described by source> Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (19 ed.)-
Wikimedia outlineP5125ItemWikimedia outline article: item about an outline of the topic at Wikimedia sitesAlbania <Wikimedia outline> outline of Albania-
historical regionP6885Itemhistorical region: geographic area which at some point in time had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis, regardless of present-day bordersPrague <historical region> Bohemia-
open data portalP8402Itemopen data portal: the item for the open data portal belonging to this entityUnited Nations <open data portal> UNdata-
economy of topicP8744Itemregional economy: item that deals with the economy of the subjectAndorra <economy of topic> economy of Andorra-
category for the view of the itemP8989Itemcategory for the view of this item (object, place)Cassano Magnago <category for the view of the item> Category:View of Cassano Magnago-
time of earliest written recordP1249Point in timeearliest written record: first time a subject was mentioned in writingMoscow <time of earliest written record> -
number of householdsP1538Quantityfamily: total number of households in this place, includes dwellings of all typesEijsden-Margraten <number of households> 10,551-
mean ageP4442Quantitymean age: mean age in a given placeWest Midlands <mean age> 39.3 annum-
local dialing codeP473Stringtelephone numbering plan and area code: identifier dedicated to subject city by the area communication networkMilan <local dialing code> 02-
licence plate codeP395Stringvehicle registration plate: distinguishing signs or parts of license plate associated with the subject. For countries: international licence plate country code or distinguishing sign of vehiclesQatar <licence plate code> Q-
Commons galleryP935StringCommons gallery: name of the Wikimedia Commons gallery page(s) related to this item (is suitable to allow multiple links to more gallery pages)Prague <Commons gallery> Prague-
Commons categoryP373StringCommons category: name of the Wikimedia Commons category containing files related to this item (without the prefix "Category:")Prague <Commons category> Prague-
topic's main Wikimedia portalP1151ItemWikimedia portal: Wikimedia portal associated with this topicParis <topic's main Wikimedia portal> Portal:ParisWikimedia portal's main topic
topic's main categoryP910ItemWikimedia category and category's main topic: main Wikimedia categorynarratology <topic's main category> Category:Narratologycategory's main topic
category of associated peopleP1792ItemWikimedia category: Wikimedia category for people associated with this place or organizationAustralia <category of associated people> Category:Australian people-
category for people born hereP1464Itemplace of birth: category item that groups people born in this placeSaxony <category for people born here> Category:Births in Saxony-
category for people who died hereP1465Itemplace of death: category item for people who died in this locationSouth Africa <category for people who died here> Category:Deaths in South Africa-
category for people buried hereP1791ItemWikimedia category: Wikimedia category for people with a burial site within this areaSt. Vitus Cathedral <category for people buried here> Category:Burials at St. Vitus Cathedral-
category for mapsP7867ItemCommons category: name of the Wikimedia category specifically for maps or plans of this itemCambridge <category for maps> Category:Maps of Cambridge-

Queries edit

Main queries edit

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Other queries edit

  • All settlements with counties in Hungary in alphabetical order, indicating the area (hectares) https://w.wiki/4uwh (automatically converts different area units)

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