Canterbury
cathedral city in Kent, England
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Summary
Canterbury is a city[1]. Canterbury ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,941 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canterbury[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Stour[5]
- Instance of: unparished area[6], market town[7], city of United Kingdom[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Reims[9], Certaldo[10], Esztergom[11], Tournai[12], Bergues[13], Wimereux[14], Mölndal Municipality[15], Vladimir[16]
- Postal code: CT1[17], CT2[18], CT3[19], CT4[20]
- Commons category: Canterbury[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[22]
- Local dialing code: 01227[23]
- OS grid reference: TR145575[24]
- Significant event: Siege of Canterbury[25]
- Official website: https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Canterbury[27]
- Commons gallery: Canterbury[28]
- Population: 54,880[29], 46,490[30]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[36]
- Capital of: Canterbury[37]
- Category for people born here: Q7916391[38]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Canterbury[39]
- Category for people buried here: Q47014813[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Canterbury[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 3 m[42]
- Area: 72.8 km²[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Canterbury include Canterbury[44], a town in the United States[45], in United States[46], founded in 1703[47].
Why It Matters
Canterbury has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Canterbury is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Canterbury include Canterbury[44], a town in the United States[45], in United States[46], founded in 1703[47].