Template:Infobox Settlement

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This template can be used to produce an Infobox for human settlements (cities, towns, villages, communities) as well as other administrative districts, counties, provinces, etc. - in fact, any subdivision below the level of a country, for which {{Infobox Country}} should be used. Available fields are described in the table below.

Usage

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• Important: Please enter all numeric values in a raw, unformatted fashion. References are to be included in their respective section footnotes field. Numeric values that are not "raw" may create an "Expression error". Raw values will be automatically formatted by the template. If you find a raw value is not formatted in your usage of the template, please post a notice on the discussion page for this template.

Complete Empty Syntax

For questions see the talk page.

{{Infobox Settlement
<!--See Template:Infobox Settlement for additional fields that may be available-->
<!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage-->
<!-- Basic info  ---------------->
|name                   =  <!-- at least one of the first two fields must be filled in -->
|official_name          = 
|other_name             =
|native_name            =  <!-- if different from the English name -->
|native_name_lang       =  <!-- Use ISO639 code, e.g. "fr" for French.
                           If there is more than one native name, in different languages,
                           enter those names using {{lang}}, instead -->
|nickname               = 
|settlement_type        = <!--such as Town, Village, City, Borough etc.-->
|total_type             = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows -->
|motto                  =
|translit_lang1= 
|translit_lang1_type=
|translit_lang1_info=
|translit_lang1_type1=
|translit_lang1_info1=
|translit_lang1_type2=
|translit_lang1_info2=
|translit_lang1_type3=
|translit_lang1_info3=
|translit_lang1_type4=
|translit_lang1_info4=
|translit_lang1_type5=
|translit_lang1_info5=	
|translit_lang1_type6=
|translit_lang1_info6=

|translit_lang2=
|translit_lang2_type=
|translit_lang2_info=
|translit_lang2_type1=
|translit_lang2_info1=
|translit_lang2_type2=
|translit_lang2_info2=
|translit_lang2_type3=
|translit_lang2_info3=
|translit_lang2_type4=
|translit_lang2_info4=
|translit_lang2_type5=
|translit_lang2_info5=
|translit_lang2_type6=
|translit_lang2_info6=
<!-- images and maps  ----------->
|image_skyline          = 
|imagesize              = 
|image_caption          = 
|image_flag             = 
|flag_size              =
|image_seal             = 
|seal_size              =
|image_shield           = 
|shield_size            =
|image_blank_emblem     =
|blank_emblem_type      =
|blank_emblem_size      =
|image_map              = 
|mapsize                = 
|map_caption            = 
|image_map1             = 
|mapsize1               = 
|map_caption1           = 
|image_dot_map          =
|dot_mapsize            =
|dot_map_caption        =
|dot_x =  |dot_y =
|pushpin_map            = <!-- name of a location map as per Template:Location_map -->
|pushpin_label_position = <!-- position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_map_caption    =
|pushpin_mapsize        =
<!-- Location ------------------>
|subdivision_type       = <!--Country-->
|subdivision_name       = <!--the name of the country-->
|subdivision_type1      = 
|subdivision_name1      = 
|subdivision_type2      = 
|subdivision_name2      = 
|subdivision_type3      = 
|subdivision_name3      = 
|subdivision_type4      = 
|subdivision_name4      =
<!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government -->
|seat_type              =
|seat                   =
|parts_type             =
|parts_style            = <!-- =list (for list), coll (for collapsed list), para (for paragraph format)
                               Default is list if up to 5 items, coll if more than 5-->
|parts                  = <!-- parts text, or header for parts list -->
|p1                     =
|p2                     = <!-- etc. up to p50: for separate parts to be listed--> 
<!-- Politics ----------------->
|government_footnotes   =
|government_type        =
|leader_party           = 
|leader_title           =
|leader_name            =  <!--add &nbsp; (no-break space) to leader names to disable automatic links-->
|leader_title1          =  
|leader_name1           =
|leader_title2          =
|leader_name2           =
|leader_title3          =
|leader_name3           =
|leader_title4          =
|leader_name4           =
|established_title      =  <!-- Settled -->
|established_date       = 
|established_title1     =  <!-- Incorporated (town) -->
|established_date1      = 
|established_title2     = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> 
|established_date2      = 
|established_title3     =  
|established_date3      =
|founder                =
|named_for              =
<!-- Area    --------------------->
|area_magnitude         = <!-- use only to set a special wikilink --> 
|unit_pref                = <!--Enter: Imperial, to display imperial before metric-->
|area_footnotes           =
|area_total_km2           = <!-- ALL fields with measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion-->
|area_land_km2            = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on unit conversion-->
|area_water_km2           =
|area_total_dunam         = <!--Used in Middle East articles only-->
|area_total_sq_mi         =
|area_land_sq_mi          =
|area_water_sq_mi         =
|area_water_percent       =
|area_urban_km2           =
|area_urban_sq_mi         =
|area_metro_km2           =
|area_metro_sq_mi         =
|area_blank1_title        =
|area_blank1_km2          =
|area_blank1_sq_mi        =
<!-- Elevation -------------------------->
|elevation_footnotes    =  <!--for references: use <ref> tags-->
|elevation_m            = 
|elevation_ft           =
|elevation_max_m            = 
|elevation_max_ft           =
|elevation_min_m            = 
|elevation_min_ft           =
<!-- Population   ----------------------->
|population_as_of               =
|population_footnotes           =
|population_note                =
|population_total               =
|population_density_km2         = <!--For automatic calculation, any density field may contain: auto -->
|population_density_sq_mi       =
|population_est                 =
|pop_est_as_of                  =
|population_metro               =
|population_density_metro_km2   =
|population_density_metro_sq_mi =
|population_urban               =
|population_density_urban_km2   =
|population_density_urban_sq_mi =
|population_blank1_title        =
|population_blank1              =
|population_density_blank1_km2 =   
|population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
<!-- General information  --------------->
|timezone               = 
|utc_offset             = 
|timezone_DST           = 
|utc_offset_DST         = 
|coor_pinpoint         =<!-- can be used to specify exactly where/what the coordinates refer to -->
|coordinates_type       = 
|coordinates_display    = display=inline,title <!-- delete unwanted option, if any -->
|latd= |latm= |lats= |latNS=
|longd= |longm= |longs= |longEW=
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -------->
|postal_code_type       =  <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... -->
|postal_code            =
|area_code              =
|twin1                  =
|twin1_country          =
|twin2                  =
|twin2_country          =
|twin3                  =
|twin3_country          =
|twin4                  =
|twin4_country          =
|twin5                  =
|twin5_country          =
|twin6                  =
|twin6_country          =
|twin7                  =
|twin7_country          =
|blank_name             =
|blank_info             =
|blank1_name            =
|blank1_info            =
|blank2_name            =
|blank2_info            =
|blank3_name            =
|blank3_info            =
|blank4_name            =
|blank4_info            =
|blank5_name            =
|blank5_info            =
|blank6_name            =
|blank6_info            =
|website                = 
|footnotes              = 
}} 

Basic Empty Syntax

For questions see the talk page.

{{Infobox Settlement
<!--See Template:Infobox Settlement for additional fields that may be available-->
<!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage-->
<!-- Basic info  ---------------->
|name                   = <!-- at least one of the first two fields must be filled in -->
|official_name          = 
|other_name             =
|native_name            =  <!-- if different from the English name -->
|native_name_lang       =  <!-- Use ISO639 code, e.g. "fr" for French.
                           If there is more than one native name, in differenet languages,
                           enter those names using {{tl|lang}}, instead -->
|nickname               = 
|settlement_type        = <!-- e.g. Town, Village, City, etc.-->
|total_type             = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows -->
|motto                  =
<!-- images and maps  ----------->
|image_skyline          = 
|imagesize              = 
|image_caption          = 
|image_flag             = 
|flag_size              =
|image_seal             = 
|seal_size              =
|image_shield           = 
|shield_size            =
|image_blank_emblem     =
|blank_emblem_type      =
|blank_emblem_size      =
|image_map              = 
|mapsize                = 
|map_caption            = 
|image_map1             = 
|mapsize1               = 
|map_caption1           = 
|image_dot_map          =
|dot_mapsize            =
|dot_map_caption        =
|dot_x =  |dot_y =
|pushpin_map            = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map -->
|pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_map_caption    =
|pushpin_mapsize        =
<!-- Location ------------------>
|subdivision_type       = <!--Country-->
|subdivision_name       = <!--the name of the country-->
|subdivision_type1      = 
|subdivision_name1      = 
|subdivision_type2      = 
|subdivision_name2      = 
<!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government -->
|seat_type              =
|seat                   =
|parts_type             =
|parts_style            = <!-- =list (for list), coll (for collapsed list), para (for paragraph format)
                               Default is list if up to 5 items, coll if more than 5-->
|parts                  = <!-- parts text, or header for parts list -->
|p1                     =
|p2                     = <!-- etc. up to p50: for separate parts to be listed--> 
<!-- Politics ----------------->
|government_footnotes   =
|government_type        =
|leader_title           =
|leader_name            =  <!--add   (no-break space) to leader names to disable automatic links-->
|leader_title1          =  
|leader_name1           =
|established_title      =  <!-- Settled -->
|established_date       = 
<!-- Area    --------------------->
|area_magnitude         = 
|unit_pref                = <!--Enter: Imperial, to display imperial  before metric-->
|area_footnotes           =
|area_total_km2           = <!-- ALL fields with measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion-->
|area_land_km2            = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on unit conversion-->
|area_water_km2           =
|area_total_sq_mi         =
|area_land_sq_mi          =
|area_water_sq_mi         =
|area_water_percent       =
<!-- Elevation -------------------------->
|elevation_footnotes    =  <!--for references: use <ref> tags-->
|elevation_m            = 
|elevation_ft           =
|elevation_max_m            = 
|elevation_max_ft           =
|elevation_min_m            = 
|elevation_min_ft           =
<!-- Population   ----------------------->
|population_as_of               =
|population_footnotes           =
|population_note                =
|population_total               =
|population_est                 =
|pop_est_as_of                  =
|population_density_km2         = <!--For automatic calculation, any density field may contain: auto -->
|population_density_sq_mi       =
<!-- General information  --------------->
|timezone               = 
|utc_offset             = 
|timezone_DST           = 
|utc_offset_DST         = 
|coor_pinpoint         =<!-- can be used to specify exactly where/what the coordinates refer to -->
|coordinates_type       = 
|coordinates_display    = display=inline,title <!-- delete unwanted option, if any -->
|latd= |latm= |lats= |latNS=
|longd= |longm= |longs= |longEW=
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -------->
|postal_code_type       =  <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... -->
|postal_code            =
|area_code              =
|website                = 
|footnotes              = 
}} 

Table

Name and motto
Field Name	Usage	Description
name	required if official_name missing	The usual name in English
official_name	required if name missing	The official name in English
other_name	optional	For places with a former or more common name like Bombay or Saigon
native_name	optional	This will display under the name/official name
native_name_lang	optional	Use [639-2] code, e.g. "fr" for French. If there is more than one native name, in different languages, enter those names using {{lang}}, instead.
settlement_type	optional	Any type can be entered, such as City, Town, Village, Hamlet, Municipality, Reservation, etc. If set, will be displayed under the names, provided that name is filled in. Might also be used as a label for total population/area (defaulting to City), if needed to distinguish from Urban or Metro (if urban and metro figures are not present, the label is Total unless total_type is set).
total_type	optional	Specifies what "total" area and population figure refer to, e.g. Greater London. This overrides other labels for total population/area. For no label, can be set to   (this precise value also causes the total population to be displayed on the same line as the word Population).
nickname	optional	well-known nickname(s)
motto	optional	Will place the motto under the nicknames
translit_lang1	optional	Will place the "entry" before the word "transliteration(s)". Can be used to specify a particular language like in Dêlêg or one may just enter "Other", like in Gaza's article.
translit_lang1_type	optional
translit_lang1_info	optional
translit_lang2	optional	Will place a second transliteration. See Dêlêg
translit_lang2_type	optional
translit_lang2_info	optional
Images and maps
These variables are only used for generating categories for this article
Field Name	Usage	Description
image_skyline	optional	Despite the name it can be any image that an editor wishes. Default size will be 250px
imagesize	optional	Can be used to tweak the size of the image_skyline up or down. This can can helpful if an editor want to make the infobox wider.
image_caption	optional	Will place a caption under the image_skyline (if present)
image_flag	optional	Used for a flag. Default size:100px
flag_size	optional	Can be used to tweak the size of the image_flag up or down from 100px as desired.
flag_link	optional
image_seal	optional	If the place has an official seal.
seal_link	optional
seal_size	optional	Default is 100px.
image_shield	optional	Can be used for a place with a coat of arms.
shield_link	optional	Can be used if a wiki article if known but is not automatically linked by the template. See Coquitlam, British Columbia's infobox for an example.
shield_size	optional	Default is 100px.
image_blank_emblem	optional	Can be used if a place has an official logo, crest, emblem, etc. Logo is the default type. See Kingston upon Hull's infobox for an example. Deprecated name =city_logo
blank_emblem_type	optional	To specify what type of emblem "image_blank_emblem" is. The default is Logo.
blank_emblem_size	optional	Default is 100px. Deprecated name =citylogo_size
blank_emblem_link	optional	Deprecated name =logo_link
image_map	optional
mapsize	optional	Default is 250px.
map_caption	optional
image_map1	optional	A secondary map image. The field image_map must be filled in first. Example see: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
mapsize1	optional	Default is 250px.
map_caption1	optional
image_dot_map	optional	A field for manually superimposing a dot over a blank map using an "X" & "Y" system. Blank maps, if available, can be found over at Wikimedia Commons. Example see: Rainbow Lake, Alberta
dot_mapsize	optional	To change the dot map size; default is 180px.
dot_map_caption	optional	For placing a caption under the dot map.
dot_x dot_y	optional	For manually superimposing the dot left/right and up/down on the map.
pushpin_map	optional	The name of a location map as per Template:Location map (eg. Indonesia or Russia). The coordinate fields (eg. latd and longd) position a pushpin coordinate marker and label on the map automatically. Example see: Padang, Indonesia
pushpin_label_position	optional	The position of the label on the pushpin map relative to the pushpin coordinate marker. Valid options are {left, right, top, bottom, none}. If this field is not specified, the default value is right.
pushpin_mapsize	optional	Must be entered as only a number—no need for px. The default value is 250.
pushpin_map_caption	optional	Fill out if a different caption from map_caption is desired.
Location, subdivisions, government and established information
Field Name	Usage	Description
subdivision_type	optional	almost always "Country"
subdivision_name	optional	Depends on the subdivision_type
subdivision_type1 to subdivision_type4	optional	Can be State/Province, region, county.
subdivision_name1 to subdivision_name4	optional
seat_type	optional	The label for the seat of government (defaults to Seat).
seat	optional	The seat of government.
parts_type	optional	The label for the smaller subdivisions (defaults to Boroughs).
parts_style	optional	Set to list to display as a collapsible list, coll as a collapsed list, or para to use paragraph style. Default is list for up to 5 items, otherwise coll.
parts	optional	Text or header of the list of smaller subdivisions.
p1, p2, etc.	optional	(maximum p50) The smaller subdivisions to be listed. Example: Warsaw
government_footnotes	optional	If a reference(s) is available this where to put them using the <ref> </ref> tags and possibly the citing format at {{Cite web}} within the ref tags.
government_type	optional	Example:
leader_party	optional	Political party of the place's leader.
leader_title	optional	First title of the place's leader, e.g. Mayor
leader_name	optional	Tip: Names are automatically wiki-linked if an article exists; if the target is not the intended one, insert a character such as "&nbsp;" to disable the link
leader_title1 to leader_title4	optional
leader_name1 to leader_name4	optional	For long lists use {{Collapsible list}}. See Halifax for an example.
established_title	optional	Example: First settled
established_date	optional
established_title1	optional	Example: Incorporated (town)
established_date1	optional
established_title2	optional	Example: Incorporated (city)
established_date2	optional
established_title3	optional
established_date3	optional
founder	optional	The name of the settlement's founder
named_for	optional	The source of the name of the settlement (a person, a place, et cetera)
Geographic information
These fields have dual automatic unit conversion meaning that if only metric values are entered, the imperial values will be automatically converted and vice versa. If an editor wishes to over-ride the automatic conversion, e.g. if the source gives both metric and imperial or if a range of values is needed, they should enter both values in their respective fields.
Field Name	Usage	Description
unit_pref	optional	To change the unit order to imperial (metric), enter imperial. The default display style is metric (imperial). However, the template will swap the order automatically if the subdivision_name equals some variation of the USA or the UK. For the middle east, a unit preference of dunam can be entered (only affects total area). All values must be entered in a raw format: no commas, spaces, or unit symbols. The template will format them automatically.
area_footnotes	optional	If reference(s) are available, this is where to put them, possibly using a citing format such as {{Cite web}}, within <ref> </ref> tags.
area_magnitude	optional	Area magnitude of total_area in terms of m². Should enter 1 E+6 for area of 1.0 km². See 1 E+6 m²
area_total_dunam	optional	Total area in dunams, which is wiki-linked. Used in middle eastern places like Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank. Value must be entered in raw format, no commas or spaces. Auto-converted to display square kilometers and square miles if area_total_km2 and area_total_sq_mi are empty. Examples: Gaza and Ramallah
area_total_km2	optional	Total area in square kilometers—symbol: km², which is wiki-linked. Value must be entered in raw format, no commas or spaces. Auto-converted to display square miles if area_total_sq_mi is empty. Deprecated name =area_total
area_land_km2	optional	Land area in square kilometers—symbol: km². Value must be entered in raw format, no comms or spaces. Auto-converted to display square miles if area_land_sq_mi is empty. Deprecated name =area_land
area_water_km2	optional	Water area in square kilometers—symbol: km². Value must be entered in raw format, no comms or spaces. Auto-converted to display square miles if area_water_sq_mi is empty. Deprecated name =area_water
area_total_sq_mi	optional	Total area in square miles—symbol: sq mi, which is wiki-linked. Value must be entered in raw format, no comms or spaces. Auto-converted to display square kilometers if area_total_km2 is empty. Deprecated name =TotalArea_sq_mi
area_land_sq_mi	optional	Land area in square miles—symbol: sq mi. Value must be entered in raw format, no comms or spaces. Auto-converted to display square kilometers if area_land_km2 is empty. Deprecated name =LandArea_sq_mi
area_water_sq_mi	optional	Water area in square miles—symbol: sq mi. Value must be entered in raw format, no comms or spaces. Auto-converted to display square kilometers if area_water_km2 is empty. Deprecated name =WaterArea_sq_mi
area_water_percent	optional	percent of water without the "%"
area_urban_km2	optional	Deprecated name =area_urban
area_urban_sq_mi	optional	Deprecated name =UrbanArea_sq_mi
area_metro_km2	optional	Deprecated name =area_metro
area_metro_sq_mi	optional	Deprecated name =MetroArea_sq_mi
area_blank1_title	optional	Example see London
area_blank1_km2	optional
area_blank1_sq_mi	optional
area_blank2_title	optional
area_blank2_km2	optional
area_blank2_sq_mi	optional
elevation_footnotes	optional	If reference(s) are available, this is where to put them, possibly using a citing format such as {{Cite web}}, within <ref> </ref> tags.
elevation_m	optional	Raw number entered in meters. Will automatically convert to display elevation in feet if elevation_ft is empty. However, if a range in elevation (i.e. 5–50 m ) is desired, the editor must enter a converted range in the elevation_m field to over-ride the automatic conversion. use the "max" and "min" fields below Deprecated name =elevation
elevation_ft	optional	Raw number, entered in feet. Will automatically convert to display the average elevation in meters if elevation_m field is empty. However, if a range in elevation (i.e. 50–500 ft ) is desired, the editor must enter a converted range in the elevation_m field to over-ride the automatic conversion. use the "max" and "min" fields below
elevation_max_m, elevation_max_ft, elevation_min_m, elevation_min_ft	optional	Used to give highest and/or lowest elevations, if available, instead of just a single value. Example: Halifax Regional Municipality
coor_pinpoint	optional	If needed, to specify more exactly where (or what) coordinates are given (e.g. Town Hall) or a specific place in a larger area (e.g. a city in a county). Example: Masovian Voivodeship Deprecated name =coor_type
coordinates_type	optional	If needed, to specify region, type and scale in accordance with how it is done at {{coord}}, i.e. |coordinates_type =region:GB_type:city_scale:1000. See Birmingham or Pie Town for examples.
coordinates_display	optional	=inline,title is used to set {{Geobox coor}} title= parameter which in turn sets {{Coord}} display=inline,title parameter, causing coordinates to display in an article's title bar upper-right corner. It is recommended that this be done for an article's "main" coordinates, usually those in the Infobox, so that they are accessible to other services like Google Earth, Google Maps, Wikipedia-World and other such services, for more information see: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Geographical_coordinates, {{Coord/doc}}, and About the Google Earth Geographic Web Layer. If a "competing" template also has coordinates in the title bar and cannot be "turned off", then either the inline,title parameter value can be omitted or coordinates_display= parameter field can be omitted to "turn it off".
latd	optional	Latitude degrees. Can also be used for decimal degrees.
latm	optional	Latitude minutes
lats	optional	Latitude seconds
latNS	optional	Latitude North or South (enter N or S).
longd	optional	Longitude degrees. Can also be used for decimal degrees.
longm	optional	Longitude minutes
longs	optional	Longitude seconds
longEW	optional	Longitude East or West (enter E or W).
Population information
The density fields have dual automatic unit conversion meaning that if only metric values are entered, the imperial values will be automatically converted and vice-versa. If an editor wishes to over-ride the automatic conversion, e.g. if the source gives both metric and imperial or if a range of values is needed, they can enter both values in their respective fields. To calculate density automatically, type auto in place of any density value.
Field Name	Usage	Description
population_as_of	optional
population_footnotes	optional	If reference(s) are available, this is where to put them, possibly using a citing format such as {{Cite web}}, within <ref> </ref> tags.
population_total	optional
population_density_km2	optional	Deprecated name =population_density
population_density_sq_mi	optional	Deprecated name =population_density_mi2
population_est	optional	Population estimate.
pop_est_as_of	optional	The year or month & year of the population estimate.
population_metro	optional
population_density_metro_km2	optional
population_density_metro_sq_mi	optional	Deprecated name =population_density_metro_mi2
population_urban	optional
population_density_urban_km2	optional
population_density_urban_sq_mi	optional	Deprecated name =population_density_urban_mi2
population_blank1_title	optional	Can be used for estimates. Example: Windsor, Ontario
population_blank1	optional	The population value for blank1_title
population_density_blank1_km2	optional
population_density_blank1_sq_mi	optional
population_blank2_title	optional
population_blank2	optional
population_density_blank2_km2	optional
population_density_blank2_sq_mi	optional
population_demonym	Not currently available	A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. For example citizens in Liverpool are known as Liverpudlians.
population_note	optional	A place for additional information such as the name of the source. See Windsor, Ontario for example.
Other information
Field Name	Usage	Description
timezone	optional
utc_offset	optional
timezone_DST	optional
utc_offset_DST	optional
postal_code_type	optional
postal_code	optional
area_code	optional
blank_name	optional	Can be used for additional information such as car plates
blank_info	optional	This is where the information for the blank_name would go. Example see: Warsaw.
blank1_name to blank6_name	optional
blank1_info to blank6_info	optional
twin1 to twin7	optional	Name of a twin city
twin1_country to twin7_country	optional	Country of the twin city
footnotes	optional
website	optional

Microformat

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

If the place or venue has an "established", "founded", "opened" or similar date, use {{Start date}}.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• category
• county-name
• extended-address
• fn
• label
• locality
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

• geo
• latitude
• longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes.

When giving coordinates, please don't be overly precise.

Usage Example

from Detroit, Michigan -- Note Pipe characters are in front of the line of cell data, instead of at the end of the line, which simplify the spacing:

{{Infobox Settlement
|official_name = City of Detroit
|nickname = Motor City, Motown, Rock City, The D
|motto = "Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus"<br />([[Latin]] for, "We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes")
|image_skyline = DetroitSkyline.jpg
|image_flag = Detroit flag.png
|image_seal = Detroit Seal.png
|image_map = Wayne County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Detroit highlighted.svg
|map_caption = Location in [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]], [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name = [[United States]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]]
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = [[1701]]
|established_title2 = Incorporation
|established_date2 = [[1806]]
|government_type = [[Mayor-council government|Strong Mayor-Council]]
|leader_title =[[List of mayors of Detroit, Michigan|Mayor]]
|leader_name =[[Kwame Kilpatrick]] (D)
|area_magnitude = 1 E8
|area_total_sq_mi =143.0
|area_total_km2 = 370.2
|area_land_sq_mi = 138.8
|area_land_km2 = 359.4
|area_water_sq_mi = 4.2
|area_water_km2 = 10.8
|area_urban_sq_mi = 1295
|area_urban_km2 = 3354
|area_metro_km2 = 10135
|area_metro_sq_mi = 3913
|population_as_of=2006
|population_footnotes =<ref>{{cite web
                         | url  = http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
                         | title= US Census July 1, 2006 est}}</ref>
|population_total = 871121
|population_urban = 3903377
|population_metro = 4468966
|population_density_sq_mi = 6856
|population_density_km2 = 2647
|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EST]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|latd = 42 | latm = 19 | lats = 53.76 | latNS = N
|longd = 83 | longm = 2 | longs = 51 | longEW = W
|coordinates_type = type:city_region:US
|coordinates_display = inline,title 
|elevation_footnotes=<ref name=elevation>{{cite web
                                      | url  ={{Gnis3|1617959}}
                                      | title=USGS detail on Detroit
                                      | accessdate=2007-02-18 }}</ref>
|elevation_ft = 600
|elevation_m = 183
|website = http://www.detroitmi.gov
|footnotes =
}}