human settlement
place of any size, in which people permanently live
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Summary
human settlement is a first-order class[1]. It draws 3,493 Wikipedia views per month (first order class category, ranking #3 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: type of place[3]
- Subclass of: populated place[4], administrative territorial entity[5], geographic location[6], group of structures or buildings[7]
- Commons category: Settlements[8]
- Said to be the same as: locality[9]
- SRGB color hex triplet: FF0000[10]
- Has part(s): community[11], city center[12], architectural structure[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Human settlement[14]
- Described at URL: https://www.whosonfirst.org/docs/placetypes/#locality[15]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Human settlements[16]
- Described by source: Lean Logic[17], Kartographer icon[18]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox settlement[19]
- Used by: by city[20]
- Has characteristic: oeconym[21], demonym[22], city founding[23], region[24]
- Main Wikidata property: P1383[25], P12929[26]
- Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Settlement[27]
- Properties for this type: P131[28], P17[29], P1082[30], P4080[31], P625[32], P571[33], P1766[34]
- Studied by: ekistics[35]
- Geography of topic: settlement geography[36]
- Has part(s) of the class: group of structures or buildings[37]
Why It Matters
human settlement has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 118 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]