Columbia

Summary

Columbia is a planned community^[1]. Columbia ranks in the top 9% of planned_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Columbia is located in Howard County^[3].
• Columbia is in the country of United States^[4].
• Columbia is on the body of water Lake Kittamaqundi^[5].
• Columbia's image is recorded as Aerial View of Columbia, MD.jpg^[6].
• Columbia's instance of is recorded as planned community^[7].
• Columbia's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[8].
• Columbia's instance of is recorded as town^[9].
• Columbia's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Columbia's shares border with is recorded as Ellicott City^[11].
• Columbia's founder is recorded as James Rouse^[12].
• Columbia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cergy-Pontoise^[13].
• Columbia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tres Cantos^[14].
• Columbia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tema^[15].
• Columbia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cap-Haïtien^[16].
• Columbia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liyang^[17].
• Columbia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124337924^[18].
• Columbia's GND ID is recorded as 4230245-6^[19].
• Columbia's locator map image is recorded as Howard County Maryland Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Columbia Highlighted.svg^[20].
• Columbia's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80145910^[21].
• Columbia's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15242277n^[22].
• Columbia's IdRef ID is recorded as 229930662^[23].
• Columbia's postal code is recorded as 21044^[24].
• Columbia's postal code is recorded as 21045^[25].
• Columbia's postal code is recorded as 21046^[26].
• Columbia's Commons category is recorded as Columbia, Maryland^[27].

Body

Geography

Columbia is in the country of United States^[4]. Columbia is located in Howard County^[3]. Columbia is on the body of water Lake Kittamaqundi^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+83.358266'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+83.358314'}^[29]. Columbia's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+124'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+103683'}^[31], {'amount': '+99615'}^[32], and {'amount': '+104681'}^[33].

Climate and Environment

Columbia's Köppen climate classification is recorded as humid subtropical climate^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include planned community^[7], census-designated place in the United States^[8], town^[9], and big city^[10].

History and Context

+1967-06-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Columbia^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Columbia include Baltimore metropolitan area^[36], a metropolitan statistical area^[37], in United States^[38].

Why It Matters

Columbia ranks in the top 9% of planned_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month).^[2] Columbia has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Columbia is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Columbia include Baltimore metropolitan area^[36], a metropolitan statistical area^[37], in United States^[38].