Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities

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Welcome to WikiProject Cities

Scope

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

Cities portal

Article alerts

Did you know

14 Sep 2026 – Mukawir (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Makeandtoss (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

23 Sep 2026 – Biretwo (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renascitur (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Sep 2026 – Chebiemit (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renascitur (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Sep 2026 – Chemaner (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renascitur (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Sep 2026 – Angorangora (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renascitur (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Sep 2026 – Arwos (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renascitur (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Sep 2026 – Bartabwa (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renascitur (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Sep 2026 – Bartolimo (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renascitur (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Sep 2026 – Barwesa (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renascitur (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Sep 2026 – Cheberen (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renascitur (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Sep 2026 – Chemogoch (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renascitur (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)

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Proposed deletions

23 Sep 2026 – Jiangsu Free-Trade Zone (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Dionysodorus (t · c): concern
23 Sep 2026 – Lianyungang Economic and Technological Development Zone (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Dionysodorus (t · c): concern
22 Sep 2026 – Bulwani (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Renascitur (t · c): concern
21 Sep 2026 – Argyle, West Virginia (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Bearian (t · c): concern and endorsed by Dlthewave (t · c) on 21 Sep 2026: concern
21 Sep 2026 – Doddathota (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Departmentofweirdwalks (t · c) was deproded by Departmentofweirdwalks (t · c) on 22 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026 – Porto Salvo (Gaeta) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
17 Sep 2026 – Castelletto (district) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
17 Sep 2026 – San Bernardino (Crema) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
17 Sep 2026 – Kibesillah, California (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by WeirdNAnnoyed (t · c) was deproded by David Eppstein (t · c) on 22 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026 – Pine Grove, Mendocino County, California (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by WeirdNAnnoyed (t · c) was deproded by AnubisArchivist (t · c) on 18 Sep 2026

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Categories for discussion

21 Sep 2026 – Category:Mass media in Beaumont, Texas (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mvcg66b3r (t · c); see discussion
31 Aug 2026 – Category:People from Westchester County, New York, by village (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
31 Aug 2026 – Category:People from Westchester County, New York, by town (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
31 Aug 2026 – Category:People from Westchester County, New York, by city (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
31 Aug 2026 – Category:People from New Jersey by city (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
22 Aug 2026 – Category:Nadao Bangkok actors (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
12 Aug 2026 – Category:Wisconsin city user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion
12 Aug 2026 – Category:West Virginia city user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion
12 Aug 2026 – Category:Virginia city user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion
12 Aug 2026 – Category:Vietnamese city user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion

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Redirects for discussion

24 Sep 2026 – Kaikou (talk · edit · hist) →Tautoro was RfDed by Traumnovelle (t · c); see discussion
23 Sep 2026 – ⅡKaras Region (talk · edit · hist) →ǁKharas Region was RfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
21 Sep 2026 – Te Iringa Marae (talk · edit · hist) →Kaikohe was RfDed by Traumnovelle (t · c); see discussion
21 Sep 2026 – Camille, Louisiana (talk · edit · hist) →Delcambre, Louisiana was RfDed by Casablanca Rock (t · c); see discussion
20 Sep 2026 – Reekara, (talk · edit · hist) →Reekara was RfDed by A412 (t · c); see discussion
18 Sep 2026 – Gillen’s Siding (talk · edit · hist) →Moolboolaman was RfDed by Fork99 (t · c); see discussion
18 Sep 2026 – Tajar, Semnan (talk · edit · hist) →Tazareh, Semnan was RfDed by Duckmather (t · c); see discussion
16 Sep 2026 – Lincoln Park, Chicago (talk · edit · hist) →Lincoln Park (Chicago community area) was RfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
22 Aug 2026 – Downtown Tokyo (talk · edit · hist) →Shinjuku was RfDed by Miminity (t · c); see discussion
22 Aug 2026 – Sakai prefecture (talk · edit · hist) →Sakai was RfDed by Miminity (t · c); see discussion

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Files for discussion

30 Aug 2026 – File:Hainaut (new logo).png (talk · edit · hist) (on Hainaut Province) was FfDed by Magog the Ogre (t · c); see discussion
14 Jun 2026 – File:Wall Township Seal.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Wall Township, New Jersey) was FfDed by ForeverFlying (t · c); see discussion

Featured list candidates

29 Aug 2026 – List of cities in India by population (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by Thelifeofan413 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

21 Sep 2026 – Lee's Summit, Missouri (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Mike Christie (t · c); start discussion
04 Sep 2026 – Kharagpur (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sddarealone (t · c); start discussion
30 Jul 2026 – Antau (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by LuvAustria (t · c); start discussion
22 Jul 2026 – West Bengal (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sddarealone (t · c); start discussion
09 Jul 2026 – Chuncheon (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by KimYubin (t · c); start discussion
15 Apr 2026 – Urbandale, Iowa (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ActuallyElite (t · c); start discussion
30 Mar 2026 – Morokulien (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Diogenes99 (t · c); start discussion
03 Feb 2026 – Lick Creek, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DeishaJ (t · c); start discussion

Good topic candidates

05 Nov 2025 – Lakshadweep (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Bunnypranav (t · c); see discussion
05 Nov 2025 – Tamil Nadu (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Bunnypranav (t · c); see discussion
05 Nov 2025 – Andhra Pradesh (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Bunnypranav (t · c); see discussion
05 Nov 2025 – Coimbatore (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Bunnypranav (t · c); see discussion
05 Nov 2025 – Hyderabad (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Bunnypranav (t · c); see discussion
05 Nov 2025 – Bengaluru (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Bunnypranav (t · c); see discussion

Articles that need...

attention (185)
infoboxes (468)

Templates

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

Project banner

{{WikiProject Cities}} – Talk page project banner

Infoboxes

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

{{User WPCities}}

This user participates in
WikiProject Cities.

Participants

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

Article guidelines and conventions

Taskforces

Related WikiProjects

The parent of this project is WikiProject Countries.

Climate

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

Descendant projects

Descendant WikiProject Cities include:

African cities

Lagos

Asian cities and city-states (non-Indian)

Australian cities

Canadian cities

European cities and regions

Indian cities

New Zealand cities

Auckland

U.S. cities and regions

^◇ = Inactive WikiProjects

Related WikiProject Cities pages:

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Resources

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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