Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities

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Welcome to WikiProject Cities

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This WikiProject aims primarily to provide information and a consistent format for cities of the world. "Cities" include municipalities and other civil divisions, including cities, towns, villages, hamlets, townships, unincorporated communities, sections of municipalities, and neighborhoods. For specific details on U.S. municipalities, see U.S. municipality notes.

Goals

Define departments.
Visit the Capital City article of every Nation to rate it for priority and class with {{WPCities}}. (Note: This has largely been done for capital cities in North/South America, Europe, Africa, and part of the Mid-East. Still needs to be done for Asia & Oceania, and possibly the Caribbean. Dr. Cash 06:20, 27 August 2007 (UTC))[reply]
Then proceed toward most popular cities and regional centers, as well as capitals and important cities of sub-national administrative area.

Article Assessment

Portal[edit]

Cities portal

Article alerts[edit]

Did you know

01 Apr 2024 – Shinhanchon (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Renamed user 1oj3saabam (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

18 Apr 2024 – Waycross, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mangoe (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
18 Apr 2024 – Taggart, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mangoe (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
16 Apr 2024 – New Whatcom (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PersusjCP (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
16 Apr 2024 – Taggart Crossing, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mangoe (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
15 Apr 2024 – Khan Garh Tehsil (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by North8000 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
14 Apr 2024 – Lanam, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mangoe (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
13 Apr 2024 – Clarksdale, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mangoe (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
12 Apr 2024 – Bangma, Burkina Faso (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Broc (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
12 Apr 2024 – Zaken (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Broc (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
12 Apr 2024 – Abassi, Burkina Faso (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Broc (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)

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Proposed deletions

18 Apr 2024 – Purabirbal (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Mangoe (t · c): concern
15 Apr 2024 – Grant, Washington (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by WeirdNAnnoyed (t · c): concern
15 Apr 2024 – Charakpally (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by CycloneYoris (t · c): concern
14 Apr 2024 – Seahaven, Washington (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by WeirdNAnnoyed (t · c): concern
14 Apr 2024 – Eden, Washington (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by WeirdNAnnoyed (t · c): concern
14 Apr 2024 – Dolphin, Washington (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by WeirdNAnnoyed (t · c): concern
12 Apr 2024 – Wemtenga (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Broc (t · c): concern
12 Apr 2024 – Taptenga (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Broc (t · c): concern

Categories for discussion

04 Apr 2024 – Category:Education in Hualien City (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Tourism in Taiwan by populated place (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Landmarks in Taiwan by populated place (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
31 Mar 2024 – Category:Music in Lilongwe (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Bearcat (t · c); see discussion
31 Mar 2024 – Category:Malawian music by city (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Bearcat (t · c); see discussion
30 Mar 2024 – Category:Centuries in Almaty (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
30 Mar 2024 – Category:Contemporary history by city (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
30 Mar 2024 – Category:Modern history by city (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
26 Mar 2024 – Category:Upscale areas of Dhaka (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

18 Apr 2024 – Lower Quebec (talk · edit · hist) →Quebec was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
08 Apr 2024 – Ace Deuce (talk · edit · hist) →Ann Arbor, Michigan was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
06 Apr 2024 – Ottoman Bessarabia (talk · edit · hist) →Budjak was RfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion
06 Apr 2024 – The Province of Bessarabia (talk · edit · hist) →Budjak was RfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion
30 Mar 2024 – Dulah, California (talk · edit · hist) →Solimar Beach was RfDed by WeirdNAnnoyed (t · c); see discussion
30 Mar 2024 – Colonia Ulpia Traiana (talk · edit · hist) →Xanten was RfDed by Significa liberdade (t · c); see discussion
10 Apr 2024 – Amazonas Region (talk · edit · hist) →Department of Amazonas, Peru RfDed by BaduFerreira (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Featured list candidates

12 Apr 2024 – Municipalities of Tabasco (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by Mattximus (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

15 Feb 2024 – Seberang Perai (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by HundenvonPenang (t · c); start discussion
01 Feb 2024 – Lakshadweep (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Magentic Manifestations (t · c); start discussion
26 Jan 2024 – Suwon (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Jpbarrass (t · c); see discussion
18 Jan 2024 – Nazran okrug (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WikiEditor1234567123 (t · c); start discussion
25 Dec 2023 – Tamil Nadu (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Magentic Manifestations (t · c); start discussion
09 Dec 2023 – Chennai (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Magentic Manifestations (t · c); start discussion
05 Oct 2023 – Andhra Pradesh (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Arjunaraoc (t · c); start discussion
10 Apr 2024 – Auckland (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by SageWikiPro (t · c) was not promoted by Phlsph7 (t · c), see discussion

Articles that need...[edit]

attention (82)
infoboxes (492)

Templates[edit]

Templates are used within articles to provide a consistent look to the messages placed into them.

Project banner[edit]

{{WikiProject Cities}} – Talk page project banner

Infoboxes[edit]

Infoboxes are not required.

{{Infobox settlement}} – Standard infobox template for most types of settlements like cities, towns, villages, etc. To use it, copy the format located at Template:Infobox settlement and substitute the settlement's information in the parameters section as directed on the Infobox template page. See San Jose, California for an example.
- {{Infobox Australian place}} – Australian variation of the standard infobox.
- {{Infobox Russian inhabited locality}} – for cities in Russia.
{{Weather box}} – for presenting temperature and precipitation information in a standard format
{{Geographic location}} – Links to the surrounding areas

Userbox[edit]

{{User WPCities}}

This user participates in
WikiProject Cities.

Participants[edit]

A list of members of WikiProject Cities, together with some of their interests, is at Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/participants. To join the group simply add yourself to the list, in alphabetical order.

Progress[edit]

Article guidelines and conventions[edit]

Taskforces[edit]

Related WikiProjects[edit]

The parent of this project is WikiProject Countries.

Climate[edit]

For proposed infoboxes/city climate graphs, see: WikiProject Climate

Descendant projects[edit]

Descendant WikiProject Cities include:

African cities: Lagos
Asian cities and city-states (non-Indian): Dubai, Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Singapore
Australian cities: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Canadian cities: Montreal, Ottawa, St. John's*, Toronto, Vancouver
European cities and regions: Bedfordshire, Belfast, Belgrade, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Cheshire, Cornwall, Devon, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Greater Manchester, Hertfordshire, Kent, London, Munich, North East England, Porto, Rome, Sheffield, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Vienna, West Midlands, Zagreb

Indian cities: Balasore, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Delhi, Eluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Patna, Visakhapatnam

Mexican cities: Tijuana

New Zealand cities: Auckland

US cities and regions

Appalachia, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Cape Cod and the Islands, Capital District (Albany, NY and vicinity), Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia (MO), Dallas-Fort Worth, Erie, Houston, Hudson Valley, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Lehigh Valley (PA, NJ), Los Angeles, Louisville, Lowell, Miami, Myrtle Beach, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Santa Barbara County (CA), Seattle, Shreveport, Southern California, Syracuse, Tampa Bay Area, Washington, D.C., Western New York State, Youngstown

Related WikiProject Cities pages:

Other related projects include:

Resources[edit]

The following list of links might be useful to editors when editing or maintaining city articles. Please feel free to share any useful links that you think others might find useful.

International census resources – An index of census sites for different world geographies
- Eurostat – Census & demographic data from the European commission
- U.S. Census Bureau – Census & demographic data (the FactFinder is also useful here).
- U.K. Office for National Statistics – Census & demographic data
The Green Papers: United States (of America) Federal, State, and Local Government – General information on US data; also includes more specific information on incorporated municipalities. You can get specific information on towns in a given state by going to http://www.thegreenpapers.com/slg/localities.phtml?state= (and putting the state's two-letter postal abbreviation at the end of the URL).
Sister Cities International, Inc. – Information on sister cities programs and relationships among cities.
Any postcard first published in the U.S. before 1978 without an explicit copyright notice is PD.

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