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pit latrine

hole in the ground for human waste often with a shed built around it
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Summary

pit latrine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,751 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: dry toilet[2], composting toilet[3]
  • Part of: fecal sludge management[4]
  • Commons category: Pit latrines[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pit latrines[6]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: toilets:disposal=pitlatrine[7]
  • Different from: outhouse[8]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000517[9]

Why It Matters

pit latrine has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). pit latrine. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pit-latrine
MLA “pit latrine.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pit-latrine.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pit-latrine_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{pit latrine}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pit-latrine}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Edit History

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. 2d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 34
    Environment ontology id → 01000517, 01000522
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bn', 'ca', 'cv', 'ee', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ha', 'hi', 'id', 'ig', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Environment ontology id: 01000522, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143355127|latrine pit (#143355127)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5484|Environment On"
  2. 13w ago · Dhx1 · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → dry toilet, composting toilet
    Topic's main category → Category:Pit latrines
    Openstreetmap tag → toilets:disposal=pitlatrine
    Part of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap tag: toilets:disposal=pitlatrine"
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