Ottumwa

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

Ottumwa is a city in the United States[1].

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Wapello County[2]
  • Country: United States[3]
  • Head of government: Tom X. Lazio[4]
  • Postal code: 52501[5]
  • Local dialing code: 641[6]
  • Inception: 1844[7]
  • Coordinate location: {'latitude': 41.013055555556, 'longitude': -92.414722222222}[8]
  • Official website: http://www.cityofottumwa.org/[9]
  • Population: {'amount': '+25023'}[10], {'amount': '+25529'}[11]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[14]
  • Capital of: Wapello County[15]
  • Official name: Ottumwa[16]
  • Number of households: {'amount': '+10152'}[17]
  • Elevation above sea level: {'amount': '+205'}[18], {'amount': '+205'}[19]
  • Area: {'amount': '+42.818843'}[20], {'amount': '+42.81122'}[21]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Ottumwa include Ottumwa Regional Airport[22], an airport[23], in United States[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Ottumwa include Ottumwa Regional Airport[22], an airport[23], in United States[24].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 41.013055555556, 'longitude': -92.414722222222}
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