Ayr
town, port and former Royal Burgh situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland
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Summary
Ayr is a county town[1]. Ayr draws 2,187 Wikipedia views per month (county town category, ranking #13 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Ayrshire[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: town[5], seaport[6]
- Shares border with: Prestwick[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Saint-Germain-en-Laye[8]
- Postal code: G84[9]
- Commons category: Ayr[10]
- Inception: 1205[11]
- OS grid reference: NS338214[12]
- Coordinate location: 55.463888888889, -4.6277777777778[13]
- Official website: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/about/ayr/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ayr[15]
- Commons gallery: Ayr[16]
- Described at URL: https://portcode.net/united-kingdom/ayr/ayr-port-of-ayr/[17]
- Population: 46,431[18], 46,780[19]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Slovník naučný[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[26]
- Capital of: South Ayrshire[27], Ayrshire[28]
- Category for people born here: Q9068747[29]
- Native label: Ayr[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Ayr[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 36[32]
- Area: 17.9[33]
- Historic county: Ayrshire[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ayr include Ayr railway station[35], a railway station[36], in United Kingdom[37].
Why It Matters
Ayr has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Ayr is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Ayr include Ayr railway station[35], a railway station[36], in United Kingdom[37].