Otta

settlement in Sel Municipality, Norway
Place town Q980616
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Otta

Summary

Otta is a town[1]. Otta ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Otta is located in Sel Municipality[3].
  • Otta is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Otta is on the body of water Gudbrandsdalslågen[5].
  • Otta is on the body of water Otta[6].
  • Otta's instance of is recorded as town[7].
  • Otta's instance of is recorded as urban area in Norway[8].
  • Otta's Commons category is recorded as Otta[9].
  • Otta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.77055556, 'lon': 9.54138889}[10].
  • Otta has a population of {'amount': '+1737'}[11].
  • Otta has a population of {'amount': '+1715'}[12].
  • Otta has a population of {'amount': '+2283'}[13].
  • Otta has a population of {'amount': '+2288'}[14].
  • Otta has a population of {'amount': '+2302'}[15].
  • Otta has a population of {'amount': '+2322'}[16].
  • Otta has a population of {'amount': '+2313'}[17].
  • Otta's capital of is recorded as Sel Municipality[18].
  • Otta's different from is recorded as Kalarippayattu stick fighting[19].
  • Otta's different from is recorded as Q10613413[20].
  • Otta's different from is recorded as Otta[21].
  • Otta sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+274'}[22].
  • Otta covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+153'}[23].
  • Otta covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.51'}[24].

Body

Geography

Otta is in the country of Norway[4]. Otta is located in Sel Municipality[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Gudbrandsdalslågen[5], a river[25], in Norway[26] and Otta[6], a river[27], in Norway[28].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+153'}[23] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.51'}[24]. Otta sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+274'}[22]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1737'}[11], {'amount': '+1715'}[12], {'amount': '+2283'}[13], {'amount': '+2288'}[14], {'amount': '+2302'}[15], and {'amount': '+2322'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[7] and urban area in Norway[8].

Why It Matters

Otta ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2] Otta has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: 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] . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+274'}
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