Luton

Summary

Luton is a town^[1]. Luton ranks in the top 0.22% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,797 views/month, #21 of 9,456).^[2]

Key Facts

• Luton is located in Luton^[3].
• Luton is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Luton is on the body of water River Lea^[5].
• Luton's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Luton's shares border with is recorded as Central Bedfordshire^[7].
• Luton's shares border with is recorded as Hemel Hempstead^[8].
• Luton's shares border with is recorded as Houghton Regis^[9].
• Luton's shares border with is recorded as Dunstable^[10].
• Luton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergisch Gladbach^[11].
• Luton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bourgoin-Jallieu^[12].
• Luton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eskilstuna Municipality^[13].
• Luton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Spandau^[14].
• Luton's postal code is recorded as LU^[15].
• Luton's Commons category is recorded as Luton^[16].
• Luton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[17].
• Luton's local dialing code is recorded as 01582^[18].
• Luton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.87833333333333, 'lon': -0.4147222222222222}^[19].
• Luton's official website is recorded as https://m.luton.gov.uk/^[20].
• Luton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Luton^[21].
• Luton's Commons gallery is recorded as Luton^[22].
• Luton has a population of {'amount': '+203201'}^[23].
• Luton has a population of {'amount': '+213052'}^[24].
• Luton's time of earliest written record is recorded as 501^[25].
• Luton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Luton's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[27].

Body

Geography

Luton is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Luton is located in Luton^[3]. Luton is on the body of water River Lea^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Luton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+43.35'}^[28]. Luton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+160'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+203201'}^[23] and {'amount': '+213052'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Luton's instance of is recorded as town^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Luton include London Luton Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United Kingdom^[32] and Luton railway station^[33], a railway station^[34], in United Kingdom^[35].

Why It Matters

Luton ranks in the top 0.22% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,797 views/month, #21 of 9,456).^[2] Luton has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Luton is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Luton include London Luton Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United Kingdom^[32] and Luton railway station^[33], a railway station^[34], in United Kingdom^[35].