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Victoria

Eastern Africa

Victoria is the capital and largest city of Seychelles, on the north-eastern side of Mahé, the archipelago's main island. First established as the seat of the British colonial government, it was renamed Victoria in 1841. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
30,145 1
Area (sq km)
20.1 1
Founding Year
1841 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Latitude
4.6231 degrees south 1
Longitude
55.4525 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+04:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Seychelles, Countries
Source Victoria (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

British Columbia, States or Territories
Source British Columbia (Wikipedia)
Seychelles, Countries
Source Victoria (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

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Sources
1. Victoria (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Victoria is the capital and largest city of Seychelles
  • Infobox, Population figure
    30,145
  • Infobox, Population year
    Population (2022)
  • Infobox, Area
    20.1 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    4.6231°S 55.4525°E / -4.6231; 55.4525
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    4.6231°S 55.4525°E / -4.6231; 55.4525
  • Infobox, Founded
    1841
  • Associated With: Seychelles, Infobox, Country
    Seychelles
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Victoria - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 241131
    -4.62001 55.45501 P PPLC SC 26 22881 4 Indian/Mahe
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 4 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -4.75, 55.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -4.75, 55.25
-4.75 55.25 Af
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Wikidata: Victoria
Wikidata Q3940, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
British Columbia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationCapital Of: British Columbia, Infobox: capital
Quote, Capital Of: British Columbia, Infobox: capital
Victoria
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