Bristol
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Bristol, located in Avon[1], is a place in the United Kingdom[2]. As of 2021, it has a population of 472k. The area of Bristol spans 109.6 square units.
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of Bristol[4]
- Country: United Kingdom[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Severn[6], River Avon[7]
- Instance of: big city[8], port city[9], city of United Kingdom[10]
- Official language: English[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Hanover[12], Toulouse[13], Tbilisi[14], Bordeaux[15], Porto[16], Kumamoto[17], Beira[18]
- Postal code: BS[19]
- Commons category: Bristol[20]
- Local dialing code: 0117[21]
- Inception: 1155[22]
- Significant event: Siege of Bristol[23]
- Official website: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bristol[25]
- Commons gallery: Bristol[26]
- Population: 535,907[27], 567,111[28], 472,465[29]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[31], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[32], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[33], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Anglické listy[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37]
- Capital of: City of Bristol[38], South West England[39]
- Official name: Bristol[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bristol[41]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bristol[42]
- Demonym: bristoliani[43]
- Native label: Bristol[44], Bristle[45]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Bristol[46]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bristol[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Bristol covers an area of 109.6 km²[48]. Bristol sits at an elevation of 11 m[49].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Bristol include Bristol Airport[50], an international airport[51], in United Kingdom[52]; Bristol[53], an independent city in the United States[54], in United States[55], founded in 1856[56]; Bristol County[57], a county of Rhode Island[58], in United States[59], founded in 1747[60]; Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport[61], an airport[62], in United Kingdom[63]; and Bristol Township[64], a township of Minnesota[65], in United States[66].
Why It Matters
Bristol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Bristol is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for Bristol include Bristol Airport[50], an international airport[51], in United Kingdom[52]; Bristol[53], an independent city in the United States[54], in United States[55], founded in 1856[56]; Bristol County[57], a county of Rhode Island[58], in United States[59], founded in 1747[60]; Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport[61], an airport[62], in United Kingdom[63]; and Bristol Township[64], a township of Minnesota[65], in United States[66].