City of Wilkes-Barre

E470896

city municipality

The City of Wilkes-Barre is a historic northeastern Pennsylvania city along the Susquehanna River, known for its role in the Wyoming Valley, regional government, and local cultural and recreational amenities.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
City of Wilkes-Barre canonical	2
Wilkes-Barre city government	1
city of Wilkes-Barre	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ municipality ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Luzerne County NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–council government ⓘ
hasCulturalAmenity	F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ local theaters ⓘ
hasEconomicHistory	coal mining ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ
hasEconomicSector	education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ services ⓘ
hasFeature	downtown business district ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ riverfront redevelopment areas ⓘ
hasHigherEducationInstitution	King's College NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilkes University NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRecreationalAmenity	riverfront parks ⓘ sports facilities ⓘ trails ⓘ
hasRole	economic hub of Wyoming Valley ⓘ regional government center ⓘ
hasSportsTeam	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL, regional identity) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransportation	Interstate 81 access ⓘ U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (regional access) NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	Anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	Luzerne County NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	cultural amenities ⓘ historic role in Wyoming Valley ⓘ recreational amenities ⓘ regional government functions ⓘ
locatedIn	Wyoming Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Scranton, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Susquehanna River NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Isaac Barré NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wilkes NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Northeastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Pennsylvania ⓘ
subdivisionOf	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Luzerne County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kirby Park → ownedBy → City of Wilkes-Barre ⓘ

Miners Mills → partOf → City of Wilkes-Barre ⓘ

Miners Mills → hasMunicipalGovernment → City of Wilkes-Barre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wilkes-Barre city government

South Wilkes-Barre → partOf → City of Wilkes-Barre ⓘ

this entity surface form: city of Wilkes-Barre