Launceston

Summary

Launceston is a town^[1]. Launceston ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Launceston is located in Cornwall^[3].
• Launceston is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Launceston's image is recorded as Town Square - geograph.org.uk - 1286355.jpg^[5].
• Launceston's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Launceston's instance of is recorded as civil parish^[7].
• Launceston's instance of is recorded as market town^[8].
• Launceston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 127887565^[9].
• Launceston's GND ID is recorded as 4435347-9^[10].
• Launceston's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84014095^[11].
• Launceston's postal code is recorded as PL15^[12].
• Launceston's Commons category is recorded as Launceston, Cornwall^[13].
• Launceston's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5762837^[14].
• Launceston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[15].
• Launceston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[16].
• Launceston's local dialing code is recorded as 01566^[17].
• Launceston's OS grid reference is recorded as SX335845^[18].
• Launceston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.635, 'lon': -4.354}^[19].
• Launceston's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01nff4^[20].
• Launceston's authority is recorded as Launceston Town Council^[21].
• Launceston's GSS code is recorded as E04011466^[22].
• Launceston's GSS code is recorded as E04002284^[23].
• Launceston's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈlɑːnstən^[24].
• Launceston's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Launceston, Cornwall^[25].
• Launceston's page banner is recorded as Launceston banner Castle gatehouse.jpg^[26].
• Launceston's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 570e9f4a-8195-451e-8528-5bb29d7a225b^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+10452'}^[28], {'amount': '+10247'}^[29], {'amount': '+7135'}^[30], and {'amount': '+9216'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[6], civil parish^[7], and market town^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Launceston include Launceston^[32], a city^[33], in Australia^[34], founded in 1806^[35].

Why It Matters

Launceston ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).^[2] Launceston has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]

Entities named for Launceston include Launceston^[32], a city^[33], in Australia^[34], founded in 1806^[35].