Colchester

Summary

Colchester is a borough in the United Kingdom^[1]. Colchester draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (borough_in_the_united_kingdom category, ranking #5 of 21).^[2]

Key Facts

• Colchester is located in Essex^[3].
• Colchester is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Colchester's image is recorded as Colchester Castle - geograph.org.uk - 2764371.jpg^[5].
• Colchester's instance of is recorded as borough in the United Kingdom^[6].
• Colchester's instance of is recorded as non-metropolitan district^[7].
• Colchester's instance of is recorded as district with city status^[8].
• Colchester's capital is recorded as Colchester^[9].
• Colchester's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Colchester.svg^[10].
• Colchester's legislative body is recorded as council of Colchester Borough Council^[11].
• Colchester's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146579883^[12].
• Colchester's locator map image is recorded as Colchester UK locator map.svg^[13].
• Colchester's Commons category is recorded as Borough of Colchester^[14].
• Colchester's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 76493^[15].
• +1974-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Colchester^[16].
• Colchester's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.888611111111, 'lon': 0.90361111111111}^[17].
• Colchester's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02k9qz^[18].
• Colchester's authority is recorded as Colchester Borough Council^[19].
• Colchester's GSS code is recorded as E07000071^[20].
• Colchester's official website is recorded as http://www.colchester.gov.uk/^[21].
• Colchester's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Borough of Colchester^[22].
• Colchester's population is recorded as {'amount': '+183900'}^[23].
• Colchester's population is recorded as {'amount': '+192523'}^[24].
• Colchester's population is recorded as {'amount': '+176000'}^[25].
• Colchester's population is recorded as {'amount': '+194394'}^[26].
• Colchester's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Colchester-district-England^[27].

Body

Geography

Colchester is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Colchester is located in Essex^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Colchester's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+329.0838'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+183900'}^[23], {'amount': '+192523'}^[24], {'amount': '+176000'}^[25], and {'amount': '+194394'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include borough in the United Kingdom^[6], non-metropolitan district^[7], and district with city status^[8].

History and Context

+1974-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Colchester^[16].

Why It Matters

Colchester draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (borough_in_the_united_kingdom category, ranking #5 of 21).^[2] Colchester has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Colchester is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]