Lucknow

capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Place big_city Q47916
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Lucknow

Summary

Lucknow is a big city[1]. Lucknow has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lucknow is located in Lucknow district[3].
  • Lucknow is in the country of India[4].
  • Lucknow is on the body of water Gomti River[5].
  • Lucknow's head of government is recorded as Sushma Kharakwal[6].
  • Lucknow's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Lucknow's instance of is recorded as largest city[8].
  • Lucknow's instance of is recorded as provincial capital[9].
  • Lucknow's official language is recorded as Hindi[10].
  • Lucknow's official language is recorded as Urdu[11].
  • Lucknow's official language is recorded as English[12].
  • Lucknow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montreal[13].
  • Lucknow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brisbane[14].
  • Lucknow's postal code is recorded as 226001–226026[15].
  • Lucknow's postal code is recorded as 227101–227132[16].
  • Lucknow's Commons category is recorded as Lucknow[17].
  • Lucknow's licence plate code is recorded as UP-32[18].
  • Lucknow's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[19].
  • Lucknow's local dialing code is recorded as 522[20].
  • Lucknow's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.847, 'lon': 80.947}[21].
  • Lucknow's significant event is recorded as Siege of Lucknow[22].
  • Lucknow's authority is recorded as Lucknow Municipal Corporation[23].
  • Lucknow's official website is recorded as http://www.lucknow.nic.in[24].
  • Lucknow's IPA transcription is recorded as ləkʰ.nə.uː[25].
  • Lucknow's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lucknow[26].
  • Lucknow has a population of {'amount': '+3382000'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lucknow is in the country of India[4]. Lucknow is located in Lucknow district[3]. Lucknow is on the body of water Gomti River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Lucknow covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+631'}[28]. Lucknow sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+123'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3382000'}[27], {'amount': '+2817105'}[30], {'amount': '+3300000'}[31], {'amount': '+3140000'}[32], {'amount': '+3000000'}[33], and {'amount': '+2940000'}[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city[7], largest city[8], and provincial capital[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lucknow include Lucknow Air Force Station[35], an airport[36], in India[37].

Why It Matters

Lucknow has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lucknow is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Lucknow include Lucknow Air Force Station[35], an airport[36], in India[37].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . lucknow.org.uk. Retrieved . lucknow.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . maharajas-express-india.com. Retrieved . maharajas-express-india.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . en.sistercity.info. Retrieved . en.sistercity.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . indiapopulation2017.in. indiapopulation2017.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q28797
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q28797, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  2. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ['lucknow', 'lucknow-india']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: lucknow, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289943994|lucknow (#289943994)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  3. 12w ago · Meno25 · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Lucknow
    Capital of → Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow district
    Coordinates → —
    Economy of topic → economy of Lucknow
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://lucknow.nic.in/"
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