East Cowes

town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK
Place town Q2987335
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East Cowes

Summary

East Cowes is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (909 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • East Cowes is located in Q9679[3].
  • East Cowes is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • East Cowes is on the body of water River Medina[5].
  • East Cowes's instance of is recorded as town[6].
  • East Cowes's instance of is recorded as civil parish[7].
  • East Cowes's postal code is recorded as PO32[8].
  • East Cowes's Commons category is recorded as East Cowes[9].
  • East Cowes's OS grid reference is recorded as SZ493958[10].
  • East Cowes's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.757077777778, 'lon': -1.2865222222222}[11].
  • East Cowes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:East Cowes[12].
  • East Cowes has a population of {'amount': '+8428'}[13].
  • East Cowes has a population of {'amount': '+6166'}[14].
  • East Cowes has a population of {'amount': '+7314'}[15].
  • East Cowes covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.0924'}[16].
  • East Cowes's historic county is recorded as Hampshire[17].

Body

Geography

East Cowes is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Q9679[3]. It is on the body of water River Medina[5].

Physical Characteristics

East Cowes covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.0924'}[16]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8428'}[13], {'amount': '+6166'}[14], and {'amount': '+7314'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[6] and civil parish[7].

Why It Matters

East Cowes ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (909 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . 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. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['azb', 'ceb', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'lld', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt'
    Gnd id → 5530724-3
    Sitelink count → 19
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Geonames id → 3234498, 7291461, 2650477
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Q9679
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 50.757077777778, 'lon': -1.2865222222222}
    Population → {'amount': '+8428'}, {'amount': '+6166'}, {'amount': '+7314'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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