Bangor

city in Gwynedd, Wales
City city Q234178
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Bangor is a place located within the United Kingdom. It operates within the Greenwich Mean Time zone. The area covers 648.6[1], and its population was recorded as 15k in 2021[2]. The head of government is Owen Hurcum[3].

Bangor

Summary

Bangor is a city[1]. Bangor ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,026 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bangor is located in Gwynedd[3].
  • Bangor is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Bangor's head of government is recorded as Owen Hurcum[5].
  • Bangor's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Bangor's instance of is recorded as community[7].
  • Bangor's twinned administrative body is recorded as Soest[8].
  • Bangor's postal code is recorded as LL57[9].
  • Bangor's Commons category is recorded as Bangor, Gwynedd[10].
  • Bangor's local dialing code is recorded as 01248[11].
  • Bangor's OS grid reference is recorded as SH580722[12].
  • Bangor's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.228, 'lon': -4.128}[13].
  • Bangor's official website is recorded as https://bangorcitycouncil.gov.wales/[14].
  • Bangor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bangor, Gwynedd[15].
  • Bangor's Commons gallery is recorded as Bangor[16].
  • Bangor has a population of {'amount': '+16358'}[17].
  • Bangor has a population of {'amount': '+15060'}[18].
  • Bangor has a population of {'amount': '+13725'}[19].
  • Bangor's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Bangor[20].
  • Bangor's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Bangor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Bangor's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Bangor's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Bangor's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[25].
  • Bangor's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Elfter Band[26].
  • Bangor's capital of is recorded as Bangor Municipal Borough[27].

Body

Geography

Bangor is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Bangor is located in Gwynedd[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bangor covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+648.57'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16358'}[17], {'amount': '+15060'}[18], and {'amount': '+13725'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[6] and community[7]. Bangor's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bangor include Bangor[30], a borough of Pennsylvania[31], in United States[32], founded in 1875[33] and Bangor railway station[34], a railway station[35], in United Kingdom[36].

Why It Matters

Bangor ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,026 views/month).[2] Bangor has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Bangor is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Bangor include Bangor[30], a borough of Pennsylvania[31], in United States[32], founded in 1875[33] and Bangor railway station[34], a railway station[35], in United Kingdom[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . pinknews.co.uk. Retrieved . pinknews.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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