Columbia

Summary

Columbia is a planned community^[1]. Columbia ranks in the top 9% of planned_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,481 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 instance of is recorded as planned community^[6].
• Columbia's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[7].
• Columbia's instance of is recorded as town^[8].
• Columbia's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Columbia's shares border with is recorded as Ellicott City^[10].
• Columbia's founder is recorded as James Rouse^[11].
• Columbia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cergy-Pontoise^[12].
• Columbia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tres Cantos^[13].
• Columbia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tema^[14].
• Columbia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cap-Haïtien^[15].
• Columbia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liyang^[16].
• Columbia's postal code is recorded as 21044^[17].
• Columbia's postal code is recorded as 21045^[18].
• Columbia's postal code is recorded as 21046^[19].
• Columbia's Commons category is recorded as Columbia, Maryland^[20].
• Columbia's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[21].
• Columbia's local dialing code is recorded as 410^[22].
• Columbia's local dialing code is recorded as 443^[23].
• Columbia's local dialing code is recorded as 667^[24].
• June 21, 1967 marks the founding of Columbia^[25].
• Columbia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.2156213, 'lon': -76.8582049}^[26].
• Columbia's topic's main category is recorded as Category: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 sits at an elevation of {'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^[6], census-designated place in the United States^[7], town^[8], and big city^[9].

History and Context

June 21, 1967 marks the founding of Columbia^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Columbia include Baltimore metropolitan area^[35], a metropolitan statistical area^[36], in United States^[37].

Why It Matters

Columbia ranks in the top 9% of planned_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,481 views/month).^[2] Columbia has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Columbia is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Columbia include Baltimore metropolitan area^[35], a metropolitan statistical area^[36], in United States^[37].