Ottumwa

city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States
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Ottumwa

Summary

Ottumwa is a city in the United States[1]. Ottumwa ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,993 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County[3].
  • Ottumwa is in the country of United States[4].
  • Ottumwa's head of government is recorded as Tom X. Lazio[5].
  • Ottumwa's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[6].
  • Ottumwa's postal code is recorded as 52501[7].
  • Ottumwa's Commons category is recorded as Ottumwa, Iowa[8].
  • Ottumwa's local dialing code is recorded as 641[9].
  • 1844 marks the founding of Ottumwa[10].
  • Ottumwa's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.013055555556, 'longitude': -92.414722222222}[11].
  • Ottumwa's official website is recorded as http://www.cityofottumwa.org/[12].
  • Ottumwa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ottumwa, Iowa[13].
  • Ottumwa has a population of {'amount': '+25023'}[14].
  • Ottumwa has a population of {'amount': '+25529'}[15].
  • Ottumwa's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • Ottumwa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Ottumwa's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[18].
  • Ottumwa's capital of is recorded as Wapello County[19].
  • Ottumwa's official name is recorded as Ottumwa[20].
  • Ottumwa's category for people born here is recorded as Q124285073[21].
  • Ottumwa's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+10152'}[22].
  • Ottumwa's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Ottumwa, Iowa[23].
  • Ottumwa sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+205'}[24].
  • Ottumwa sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+205'}[25].
  • Ottumwa covers an area of {'amount': '+42.818843'}[26].
  • Ottumwa covers an area of {'amount': '+42.81122'}[27].

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Geography

Ottumwa is in the country of United States[4]. Ottumwa is located in Wapello County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+42.818843'}[26] and {'amount': '+42.81122'}[27]. Elevations include {'amount': '+205'}[24]. Population counts include {'amount': '+25023'}[14] and {'amount': '+25529'}[15].

Designation and Status

Ottumwa's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[6].

History and Context

1844 marks the founding of Ottumwa[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ottumwa include Ottumwa Regional Airport[28], an airport[29], in United States[30].

Why It Matters

Ottumwa ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,993 views/month).[2] Ottumwa has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Ottumwa is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Ottumwa include Ottumwa Regional Airport[28], an airport[29], in United States[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . 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. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 41.013055555556, 'longitude': -92.414722222222}
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    Instance of → city in the United States
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