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shanty town

a settlement of plywood, corrugated metal, sheets of plastic, and cardboard boxes
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shanty town

Summary

shanty town ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (348 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shanty town is a type of human settlement[2].
  • shanty town's Commons category is recorded as Shanty towns[3].
  • shanty town's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shanty towns[4].
  • shanty town's described by source is recorded as Green Map Icons[5].
  • shanty town's partially coincident with is recorded as slum[6].
  • shanty town's contains is recorded as shack[7].

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Definition and Type

shanty town is a type of human settlement[2].

Why It Matters

shanty town ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (348 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Green Map Icons
    Contains → shack
    Topic's main category → Category:Shanty towns
    Partially coincident with → slum
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4330]]: [[Q6502413]], import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
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