Hamilton
town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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Summary
Hamilton is a town[1]. Hamilton ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,186 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Lanarkshire[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Postal code: ML3[5]
- Commons category: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire[6]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[7]
- Local dialing code: 01698[8]
- OS grid reference: NS712557[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hamilton, South Lanarkshire[10]
- Population: 53,188[11], 54,080[12]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17]
- Capital of: South Lanarkshire[18], Hamilton[19]
- Category for people born here: Q17142042[20]
- Category for people who died here: Q17142044[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire[22]
- Different from: Hamilton[23]
- Historic county: Lanarkshire[24]
Why It Matters
Hamilton has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Hamilton is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]