County Galway

county in Ireland
AdministrativeArea county_of_ireland Q169923
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County Galway

Summary

County Galway is a county of Ireland[1]. It draws 435 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_ireland category, ranking #9 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • County Galway is located in Connacht[3].
  • County Galway is in the country of Ireland[4].
  • County Galway's image is recorded as Galway.jpg[5].
  • County Galway's image is recorded as Ireland map County Galway.png[6].
  • County Galway's instance of is recorded as county of Ireland[7].
  • County Galway's capital is recorded as Galway[8].
  • County Galway's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Counties of Westmeath and Galway.svg[9].
  • County Galway's shares border with is recorded as County Clare[10].
  • County Galway's shares border with is recorded as County Offaly[11].
  • County Galway's shares border with is recorded as County Roscommon[12].
  • County Galway's shares border with is recorded as County Mayo[13].
  • County Galway's coat of arms image is recorded as Logogalwayco.png[14].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Galway City East[15].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Galway City Central[16].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Galway City West[17].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ballinasloe[18].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Conamara[19].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Loughrea[20].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Athenry–Oranmore[21].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tuam[22].
  • County Galway's legislative body is recorded as legislative body of Galway County Council[23].
  • County Galway's executive body is recorded as office of the Cathaoirleach of County Galway[24].
  • County Galway's ISNI is recorded as 000000010242813X[25].
  • County Galway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124364018[26].
  • County Galway's GND ID is recorded as 4229493-9[27].

Body

Geography

County Galway is in the country of Ireland[4]. It is located in Connacht[3].

Physical Characteristics

County Galway's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6149.0'}[28]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+277737'}[29].

Designation and Status

County Galway's instance of is recorded as county of Ireland[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for County Galway include Viscount Galway[30], a noble title[31], in Kingdom of Ireland[32].

Why It Matters

County Galway draws 435 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_ireland category, ranking #9 of 26).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include Viscount Galway[30], a noble title[31], in Kingdom of Ireland[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [3] . iso.org. iso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . cso.ie. cso.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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