Kollam

Summary

Kollam is a city^[1]. Kollam ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kollam is located in Kollam district^[3].
• Kollam is in the country of India^[4].
• Kollam is on the body of water Ashtamudi Lake^[5].
• Kollam's image is recorded as Kollam Collage.png^[6].
• Kollam's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Kollam's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Kollam's instance of is recorded as urban area^[9].
• Kollam's founder is recorded as Rama Varma Kulashekhara^[10].
• Kollam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141896772^[11].
• Kollam's GND ID is recorded as 4542138-9^[12].
• Kollam's locator map image is recorded as Location map India Kollam EN.svg^[13].
• Kollam's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80150293^[14].
• Kollam's postal code is recorded as 691001^[15].
• Kollam's Commons category is recorded as Kollam^[16].
• Kollam's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[17].
• Kollam's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q36236 (mal)-Vis M-കൊല്ലം.wav^[18].
• Kollam's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q36236 (mal)-Akhilan-കൊല്ലം.wav^[19].
• Kollam's local dialing code is recorded as 474^[20].
• Kollam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.8852777777778, 'lon': 76.586388888889}^[21].
• Kollam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03gxbh^[22].
• Kollam's authority is recorded as Kollam Municipal Corporation^[23].
• Kollam's official website is recorded as http://kollam.nic.in/Default.htm^[24].
• Kollam's official website is recorded as http://kollamcorporation.gov.in/ml^[25].
• Kollam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kollam^[26].
• Kollam's Commons gallery is recorded as Kollam^[27].

Body

Geography

Kollam is in the country of India^[4]. Kollam is located in Kollam district^[3]. Kollam is on the body of water Ashtamudi Lake^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Kollam's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+73030000'}^[28]. Kollam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[29]. Kollam's population is recorded as {'amount': '+397419'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], big city^[8], and urban area^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kollam include Kollam Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in India^[33].

Why It Matters

Kollam ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).^[2] Kollam has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Kollam is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Kollam include Kollam Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in India^[33].