Template:Infobox place/doc

Infobox place is WikiPartner's standard infobox for geographic places.

Use it for cities, countries, states, provinces, regions, districts, and other notable geographic or administrative places.

All parameters are optional. Add only information supported by reliable sources. Empty fields are automatically hidden.

Adding this template to an article also generates WikiPartner place structured data automatically. Editors do not need to create schema markup manually.

Short usage

Use this version for most place articles.

{{Infobox place
| name =
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| type =
| country =
| region =
| population =
| area =
| coordinates =
| timezone =
| website =
}}

Full usage

Use this version when more geographic information is available. Remove parameters that are not needed.

{{Infobox place
| name =
| native_name =

| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =

| type =

| country =
| region =
| district =

| population =
| population_as_of =
| area =
| elevation =

| coordinates =
| latitude =
| longitude =

| timezone =

| website =
}}

Place types

For structured data, use one of these values in type when applicable:

City
Country
State
Administrative area

Other place descriptions may still be displayed in the infobox, but these four values have dedicated WikiPartner place-schema mappings.

Examples

The examples below show both the wikitext entered by an editor and the rendered WikiPartner infobox.

City — Lahore

Wikitext

{{Infobox place
| name = Lahore
| native_name = لاہور
| type = City
| country = Pakistan
| region = Punjab
| district = Lahore District
| elevation = 217 m
| coordinates = 31.5497°N, 74.3436°E
| latitude = 31.5497
| longitude = 74.3436
| timezone = Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+05:00)
| website = https://lahore.punjab.gov.pk/
}}

Rendered infobox

Lahore

City

Native name

لاہور

Type

City

Country

Pakistan

Region

Punjab

District

Lahore District

Elevation

217 m

Coordinates

31.5497°N, 74.3436°E

Time zone

Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+05:00)

Website

Official website

Country — France

Wikitext

{{Infobox place
| name = France
| native_name = République française
| type = Country
| coordinates = 46°N, 2°E
| latitude = 46
| longitude = 2
| timezone = Central European Time
}}

Rendered infobox

France

Country

Native name

République française

Type

Country

Coordinates

46°N, 2°E

Time zone

Central European Time

State — California

Wikitext

{{Infobox place
| name = California
| type = State
| country = United States
| area = 423,970 km²
| coordinates = 37°N, 120°W
| latitude = 37
| longitude = -120
| timezone = Pacific Time
| website = https://www.ca.gov/
}}

Rendered infobox

California

State

Type

State

Country

United States

Area

423,970 km²

Coordinates

37°N, 120°W

Time zone

Pacific Time

Website

Official website

Usage notes

Use name for the commonly recognized English article name.
Use native_name for the place name in its native language or writing system when useful.
Use type to identify the kind of place.
Use country, region, and district to describe the geographic hierarchy.
Do not set country to the same place when the article itself is about a country.
Use population_as_of whenever a population figure is provided.
Include units with area and elevation.
Use coordinates for the human-readable coordinates shown in the infobox.
Use decimal latitude and longitude for structured data.
Longitude values west of Greenwich should normally use a negative number.
Use image for the image filename only. Do not include File:....
Use image_alt for short alternative text describing the image.
Leave unused parameters out.
Do not guess population, coordinates, area, elevation, administrative divisions, or other geographic information.
Geographic information should be supported by reliable sources.

TemplateData

WikiPartner's standard infobox for cities, countries, states, regions, districts, and other geographic places.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name`	Common or article name of the place.	String	optional
Native name	`native_name`	Name of the place in its native language or writing system.	String	optional
Image	`image`	Main image filename for the place.	File	optional
Image alternative text	`image_alt` `alt`	Short alternative text describing the place image.	String	optional
Image caption	`caption`	Short caption displayed below the image.	String	optional
Place type	`type`	Type of place, such as City, Country, State, or Administrative area.	String	optional
Country	`country`	Country containing the place.	String	optional
Region	`region`	State, province, region, or other major administrative area containing the place.	String	optional
District	`district`	District or smaller administrative area containing the place.	String	optional
Population	`population`	Population of the place.	String	optional
Population as of	`population_as_of`	Year or date applicable to the population figure.	String	optional
Area	`area`	Area of the place, including the unit.	String	optional
Elevation	`elevation`	Elevation of the place, including the unit.	String	optional
Coordinates	`coordinates`	Human-readable geographic coordinates displayed in the infobox.	String	optional
Latitude	`latitude`	Decimal latitude used for structured geographic data.	Number	optional
Longitude	`longitude`	Decimal longitude used for structured geographic data.	Number	optional
Time zone	`timezone`	Time zone used by the place.	String	optional
Website	`website`	Official website for the place or its government.	URL	optional