Southampton

city and major port in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom
City city Q79848
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Southampton

Summary

Southampton is a city[1]. Southampton has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Southampton is located in City of Southampton[3].
  • Southampton is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Southampton is on the body of water River Itchen[5].
  • Southampton is on the body of water River Test[6].
  • Southampton is on the body of water Southampton Water[7].
  • Southampton is on the continent of Europe[8].
  • Southampton's instance of is recorded as city[9].
  • Southampton's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
  • Southampton's official language is recorded as English[11].
  • Southampton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Havre[12].
  • Southampton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaliningrad[13].
  • Southampton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trieste[14].
  • Southampton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kalisz[15].
  • Southampton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hampton[16].
  • Southampton's postal code is recorded as SO[17].
  • Southampton's Commons category is recorded as Southampton[18].
  • Southampton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[19].
  • Southampton's said to be the same as is recorded as Hamwic[20].
  • Southampton's local dialing code is recorded as 023[21].
  • Southampton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.906666666666666, 'lon': -1.4044444444444444}[22].
  • Southampton's official website is recorded as https://www.southampton.gov.uk/[23].
  • Southampton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Southampton[24].
  • Southampton's Commons gallery is recorded as Southampton[25].
  • Southampton has a population of {'amount': '+253651'}[26].
  • Southampton has a population of {'amount': '+271173'}[27].

Body

Geography

Southampton is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Southampton is located in City of Southampton[3]. Adjacent water bodies include River Itchen[5], a chalk stream[28], in United Kingdom[29]; River Test[6], a river[30], in United Kingdom[31]; and Southampton Water[7], an estuary[32], in United Kingdom[33]. Southampton is on the continent of Europe[8].

Physical Characteristics

Southampton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+51.47'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+253651'}[26] and {'amount': '+271173'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[9] and big city[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Southampton include Southampton Airport[35], an airport[36], in United Kingdom[37]; Southampton County[38], a county of Virginia[39], in United States[40], founded in 1749[41]; Southampton Central railway station[42], a railway station[43], in United Kingdom[44]; and Southampton[45], a town in the United States[46], in United States[47], founded in 1640[48].

Why It Matters

Southampton has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Southampton is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for Southampton include Southampton Airport[35], an airport[36], in United Kingdom[37]; Southampton County[38], a county of Virginia[39], in United States[40], founded in 1749[41]; Southampton Central railway station[42], a railway station[43], in United Kingdom[44]; and Southampton[45], a town in the United States[46], in United States[47], founded in 1640[48].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . southampton.gov.uk. southampton.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . hiow.gov.uk. hiow.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . hiow.gov.uk. hiow.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . United Kingdom Census 2011. lovemytown.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The guardian topic id uk-news/southampton
    Open library subject id
    Geonames id 2637487
    Nuts code UKJ32
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: southampton, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289960454|southampton (#289960454)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
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