Argyll and Bute

council area in Scotland
AdministrativeArea council_area Q202174
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Summary

Argyll and Bute is a council area[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of council area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,288 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Scotland[3]
  • Country: United Kingdom[4]
  • Instance of: lieutenancy area of Scotland[5]
  • Capital: Lochgilphead[6]
  • Commons category: Argyll and Bute[7]
  • Catalog code: 32[8], 4[9]
  • Inception: April 1, 1996[10]
  • Authority: Argyll and Bute Council[11]
  • Official website: http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Argyll and Bute[13]
  • Population: 86,260[14], 90,580[15], 88,050[16], 86,890[17], 90,790[18], 87,130[19], 89,450[20], 91,020[21], 87,650[22], 88,930[23], 88,620[24], 90,930[25], 86,810[26], 90,340[27]
  • Topic has template: Template:Argyll and Bute settlements[28]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Argyll and Bute[29]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Argyll and Bute[30]
  • Native label: Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd[31], Argyll & Bute[32]
  • Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Argyll and Bute[33]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Argyll and Bute[34]
  • Owner of: MV Eilean Dhiura[35]
  • Area: 6908.6739 km²[36]
  • Carbon footprint: 127000.14 tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent[37], 119149.28 tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent[38]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Argyll and Bute[39]

Why It Matters

Argyll and Bute has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . statistics.gov.scot. statistics.gov.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . statistics.gov.scot. statistics.gov.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . statistics.gov.scot. statistics.gov.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . statistics.gov.scot. statistics.gov.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . statistics.gov.scot. statistics.gov.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . statistics.gov.scot. statistics.gov.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . sepa.org.uk. sepa.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . sepa.org.uk. sepa.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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