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Brighton and Hove

city and unitary authority area in East Sussex, England
City city Q1022488
Brighton and Hove
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Summary

Brighton and Hove is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,068 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: East Sussex[3]
  • Country: United Kingdom[4]
  • Head of government: Daniel Yates[5]
  • Instance of: unitary authority area in England[6], district with city status[7], borough in the United Kingdom[8], big city[9]
  • Capital: Hove[10]
  • Legislative body: council of Brighton and Hove City Council[11]
  • Executive body: executive of Brighton and Hove City Council[12]
  • Postal code: BN1[13], BN2[14], BN3[15], BN41[16]
  • Commons category: Brighton and Hove[17]
  • Inception: 1997[18]
  • Coordinate location: 50.827777777778, -0.15277777777778[19]
  • Authority: Brighton and Hove City Council[20]
  • Official website: http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Brighton and Hove[22]
  • Commons gallery: Brighton and Hove[23]
  • Population: 273,400[24], 285,300[25], 290,395[26], 277,103[27], 275,800[28], 277,965[29]
  • Office held by head of government: leader of Brighton and Hove City Council[30]
  • Category for people born here: People born in Brighton and Hove[31]
  • Category for people who died here: Q141202661[32]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Brighton and Hove[33]
  • Area: 82.7[34]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Brighton and Hove[35]
  • Historic county: Sussex[36]
  • Social media followers: 53,142[37]
  • Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Brighton and Hove[38]

Why It Matters

Brighton and Hove has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Mr buick · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vision of britain unit id → —
    Vision of britain unit id → 10056410
    Toid → —
    Locator map image → Brighton and Hove UK locator map.svg
    + 123 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Category for people who died here: Q141202661"
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