Cumbria
ceremonial county of England
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Summary
Cumbria is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Cumbria draws 9,686 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #12 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North West England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Capital: Carlisle[5]
- Shares border with: Dumfries and Galloway[6], Northumberland[7], Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale[8], County Durham[9], Lancashire[10], North Yorkshire[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Cumberland[12], Westmorland and Furness[13]
- Commons category: Cumbria[14]
- Inception: 1974[15]
- Highest point: Scafell Pike[16]
- Official website: https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cumbria[18]
- Population: 499,858[19], 498,888[20], 499,781[21], 499,100[22]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23]
- Replaces: Cumberland[24], Westmorland[25], County Borough of Carlisle[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Cumbria[27]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cumbria[28]
- Number of households: 240,149[29]
- Native label: Cumbria[30]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Cumbria[31]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Cumbria[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Cumbria[33]
- Different from: cumbia[34]
- Area: 6766.5996 km²[35]
- Mean age: 42.9 annum[36]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Cumbria[37]
Why It Matters
Cumbria has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Cumbria is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]