Kosta

urban area in Lessebo Municipality, Sweden
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Kosta

Summary

Kosta is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Kosta ranks in the top 7% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kosta is located in Lessebo Municipality[3].
  • Kosta is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Kosta's image is recorded as Kosta glassworks Sweden 1890s.jpg[5].
  • Kosta's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[6].
  • Kosta Boda is named after Kosta[7].
  • Kosta's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242344563[8].
  • Kosta's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012051824[9].
  • Kosta's Commons category is recorded as Kosta, Sweden[10].
  • Kosta's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[11].
  • Kosta's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[12].
  • Kosta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.843313396991, 'lon': 15.396175392391}[13].
  • Kosta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zlyq8[14].
  • Kosta's Swedish urban area code is recorded as T1896[15].
  • Kosta's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1137'}[16].
  • Kosta's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1209'}[17].
  • Kosta's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1277'}[18].
  • Kosta's population is recorded as {'amount': '+985'}[19].
  • Kosta's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1004'}[20].
  • Kosta's population is recorded as {'amount': '+997'}[21].
  • Kosta's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1028'}[22].
  • Kosta's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1000'}[23].
  • Kosta's population is recorded as {'amount': '+915'}[24].
  • Kosta's population is recorded as {'amount': '+836'}[25].
  • Kosta's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Kosta'}[26].
  • Kosta's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2699558[27].

Body

Geography

Kosta is in the country of Sweden[4]. Kosta is located in Lessebo Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+161'}[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+162'}[29], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+174'}[30], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+173'}[31], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+172'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1137'}[16], {'amount': '+1209'}[17], {'amount': '+1277'}[18], {'amount': '+985'}[19], {'amount': '+1004'}[20], and {'amount': '+997'}[21].

Designation and Status

Kosta's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[6].

History and Context

Kosta Boda is named after Kosta[7].

Why It Matters

Kosta ranks in the top 7% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2] Kosta has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . scb.se. Retrieved . scb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Census 1960. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Population and housing census in 1965. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Population and Housing Census 1970, Part 2. Population in localities. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q88541482. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q131585031. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . Q131585031. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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