Launceston

Summary

Launceston is a town^[1]. Launceston has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Launceston is located in Cornwall^[3].
• Launceston is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Launceston's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Launceston's instance of is recorded as civil parish^[6].
• Launceston's instance of is recorded as market town^[7].
• Launceston's postal code is recorded as PL15^[8].
• Launceston's Commons category is recorded as Launceston, Cornwall^[9].
• Launceston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[10].
• Launceston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[11].
• Launceston's local dialing code is recorded as 01566^[12].
• Launceston's OS grid reference is recorded as SX335845^[13].
• Launceston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.635, 'lon': -4.354}^[14].
• Launceston's authority is recorded as Launceston Town Council^[15].
• Launceston's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈlɑːnstən^[16].
• Launceston's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Launceston, Cornwall^[17].
• Launceston has a population of {'amount': '+10452'}^[18].
• Launceston has a population of {'amount': '+10247'}^[19].
• Launceston has a population of {'amount': '+7135'}^[20].
• Launceston has a population of {'amount': '+9216'}^[21].
• Launceston's described by source is recorded as Akademi Kernewek's Place Names^[22].
• Launceston's historic county is recorded as Cornwall^[23].

Body

Geography

Launceston is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Launceston is located in Cornwall^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+10452'}^[18], {'amount': '+10247'}^[19], {'amount': '+7135'}^[20], and {'amount': '+9216'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[5], civil parish^[6], and market town^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Launceston include Launceston^[24], a city^[25], in Australia^[26], founded in 1806^[27].

Why It Matters

Launceston has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Entities named for Launceston include Launceston^[24], a city^[25], in Australia^[26], founded in 1806^[27].