Template:Geobox Settlement/Doc

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field explanation additional fields (default values in brackets)
Name
name name of the settlement (if left blank, article title will be used)
native_name native name if different from the English one, it is printed in brackets
other_name, other_name1 … other names, can be used for names in other languages (then preferable in the {{lang-xx|}} style)
category category of the settlement: City, Town, Village, Hamlet, Sietch ;-) etc. _note
Image
image a representative photograph of the settlement
image_size photograph size in pixels (set to 256 if left blank), without px
image_caption photograph caption
Symbols
flag official settlement flag or banner _type (Flag), _note
flag_size flag size in pixels (set to 120 if left blank), without px
symbol official seal, shield, coat-of arms etc., _type (Coat of arms), _note
symbol_size flag size in pixels (set to 120 if left blank), without px
Etymology & nickname & motto
etymology etymology (origin) of the settlement name, do not enter lengthy prose, examples:
  • terre bonne, French for good earth
  • Penn, William Penn and sylvania, Latin for woods
  • Thomas Jefferson, when named for a person, add etymology_type = Named for
  • Red River, when named for a place, add etymology_type = Named for
_type (Name origin), _label, _note
nickname, nickname1 ... settlement nickname(s)
motto, motto1 ... settlement motto(es)
Country etc.
country, country1 … country/countries in which the settlement lies _type (County/Countries), _label, _note
state, state1 … state/states in which the settlement lies _type (State/States), _label, _note
region, region1 … region/regions in which the settlement lies _type (Region/Regions), _label, _note
district, district1 … district/districts in which the settlement lies _type (District/Districts), _label, _note
Subdivisions
part_type type of administrative subdivisons (default: Municipalities) part_label
part_count number of administrative subdivisions
part, part1 … names of administrative subdivisions parts, they are displayed within a folding section which is hidden on page load _note
Geography
area, area_land, area_water, area_urban, area_metro appropriate area in km² (for mi² use area_imperial, area_land_imperial, area_water_imperial, area_urban_imperial, area_metro_imperial) _unit (sqkm/sqmi), _round (0), _note, _label …
location place for which coordinates and elevation are provided, can be a square, park, street etc. _type (Center), _note, _label
lat_d, lat_m, lat_s, lat_NS,
long_d, long_m, long_s, long_EW
latitude and longitude degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (N or S and W or E) coordinates_label, coordinates_note, coordinates_type
elevation(_imperial) center location elevation in metres _type (Elevation), _note, _label
highest highest point name _type (Highest point), _label, _note
highest_location descriptive location of the highest point _type (location), _label, _note
highest_lat_d … * highest point latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (use N/S and W/E) highest_coordinates_note
highest_elevation(_imperial) highest point elevation in metres _type, _label, _note
lowest lowest point name _type (Lowest point), _label, _note
lowest_location descriptive location of the lowest point _type (location), _label, _note
lowest_lat_d … * lowest point latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (use N/S and W/E) lowest_coordinates_note
lowest_elevation(_imperial) lowest point elevation in metres _note
Population
population_as_of, population_urban_as_of, population_metro_as_of year or date to which population figures relate
population, population_urban, population_metro appropriate population figure, , unformatted numbers must be used as they are used for calculations, they get formatted on output _type, _note, _label
population_density, population_density_urban, population_density_metro appropriate population density figure in /km² (for /mi² use population_density_imperial, population_density_urban_imperial, population_density_metro_imperial), if value auto is assigned the density is calculated from appopriate area and population figures _unit (sqkm/sqmi), _round (0), _note
Government
government government type _type, _label, _note
established, etablished1 … establishment/foundation date, numbered fields can contain year of status upgrade, incorporation, enlargement etc. _type (Founded), _note, _label
mayor, mayor1 … or
leader, leader1 …
These fields can be named with mayor or leader. If only one name is provided, it may be easiest to use the mayor field, as leader_type is set to Mayor by default) _type (Mayor), _note, _label
Various codes
timezone, utc_offset timezone name and its UTC offset _note
timezone_DST, utc_offset_DST summer/daylight saving timezone name and its UTC offset _note
postal_code=code, area_code=code1, code2 … Various identification codes, first two are aliased as Postal code and Area code (phone) _type (Postal code, Area code, Code 2…), _note, _label
Free fields
free, free1 … free fields for any type of infromation, do not get wikilinked _type, _label, _note
Map
map, map1 map showing the location of the mountain, without Image:
map_size, map1_size optional map size (if not defined default value 256px is used), without px
map_caption, map1_caption optional map caption
map_locator_x, map_locator_y, map1_locator_x, map1_locator_y locator dot position in percents of the map width
map_locator, map1_locator locator template name Category:Geobox location, only the name without Geobox location
map_first if assigned any value the map is printed at the top and the image at the bottom of the Geobox
Website
website official website _type (Website), _label, _note
Footnotes
footnotes any type of footnotes, do not get wikilinked