Hilo

human settlement and census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
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Summary

Hilo is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. Hilo ranks in the top 0.18% of census designated place in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,197 views/month, #17 of 9,562).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hawaii County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Instance of: city in the United States[5]
  • Twinned administrative body: La Serena[6]
  • Postal code: 96720[7], 96721[8]
  • Commons category: Hilo, Hawaii[9]
  • Located in time zone: UTC−10:00[10]
  • Local dialing code: 808[11]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Hawaii[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hilo, Hawaii[13]
  • Population: 40,759[14], 43,263[15], 44,186[16]
  • Capital of: Hawaii County[17]
  • Topic has template: Template:Hilo, Hawaii[18]
  • Official name: Hilo[19]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Hilo, Hawaii[20]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Hilo, Hawaii[21]
  • Number of households: 16,225[22]
  • Native label: Hilo[23]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Hilo, Hawaii[24]
  • Different from: Q9292290[25]
  • Elevation above sea level: 18 m[26]
  • Area: 150.956132 km²[27], 150.956129 km²[28]
  • Köppen climate classification: oceanic climate[29]
  • Water as percent of area: 8.3987 percent[30]
  • Territory overlaps: Hilo urban area[31]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hilo include Hilo International Airport[32], an international airport[33], in United States[34].

Why It Matters

Hilo has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Hilo is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Hilo include Hilo International Airport[32], an international airport[33], in United States[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Mindat.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . 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. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Territory overlaps → Hilo urban area
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+150.956132'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+150.956129'}
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+8.3987'}
    Aliases → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46864|batch #46864]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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