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This template is designed for use on disambiguation pages which only contain links to articles for distinct geographical locations with the same name. It displays a notice on the page and includes it in Category:Place name disambiguation pages (a subcategory of Category:Disambiguation pages). It is similar in function to Template:Disambiguation which is used on general purpose disambiguation pages.
Usage
- For a disambiguation page containing only geographical location names, such as Mechanicsburg, Ohio, and Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, add:
{{Place name disambiguation}}
- For a disambiguation page containing multiple geographical location names and other entries, such as California (disambiguation), New York (disambiguation) and Orange County add:
{{Disambiguation|geo}}
Shortcut
{{Geodis}} redirects here.
See also
- {{Airport disambiguation}} for airports – Category:Airport disambiguation
- {{Disambiguation}} for general disambiguation pages – Category:Wikipedia disambiguation
- {{Hndis}} for people's names – Category:Human name disambiguation pages
- {{Hospital disambiguation}} for hospitals or medical centers – Category:Hospital disambiguation pages
- {{Mathematical disambiguation}} for mathematics titles – Category:Mathematics disambiguation pages
- {{Road disambiguation}} for roads, streets, or highways – Category:Road disambiguation pages
- {{School disambiguation}} for educational institutions – Category:Educational institution disambiguation pages
- {{Station disambiguation}} for railway and other public transport stations – Category:Station disambiguation pages