Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:City
gptkbp:area 7.2 square miles
gptkbp:climate Humid continental climate
gptkbp:coordinates 41.2459° N, 75.8813° W
gptkbp:cultural_attraction gptkb:Luzerne_County_Historical_Society
gptkb:Mohegan_Sun_Arena_at_Casey_Plaza
gptkb:King's_College
gptkb:Wilkes_University
gptkb:F._M._Kirby_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts
gptkbp:economic_activity gptkb:Retail
gptkb:Education
Healthcare
Manufacturing
gptkbp:elevation 1,100 feet
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Anthracite_coal
gptkb:educational_institutions
Cultural festivals
Sports events
Historic architecture
gptkbp:founded 1769
gptkbp:has_public_transport gptkb:Luzerne_County_Transportation_Authority
gptkbp:historical_significance Coal mining industry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Luzerne_County
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:George_Brown
gptkbp:named_after Wilkes-Barre, England
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Wilkes-Barre_Fire_of_1893
gptkb:Flood_of_1972
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:John_Wilkes_Booth
gptkb:Joe_Paterno
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Scranton–_Wilkes-Barre_metropolitan_area
gptkbp:population 40,766
gptkbp:school_district gptkb:Wilkes-Barre_Area_School_District
gptkbp:sister_city gptkb:Kalisz,_Poland
Kraków, Poland
Burgas, Bulgaria
Wilkes-Barre, England
Kiryat Yam, Israel
gptkbp:sports_team gptkb:Wilkes-Barre/_Scranton_Penguins
gptkb:Wilkes-Barre/_Scranton_Rail_Riders
gptkbp:time_zone Eastern Standard Time
gptkbp:website www.wilkes-barre.pa.us
gptkbp:zip_code 18601
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Catlin
gptkb:Susquehanna_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4