Dumfries
town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Summary
Dumfries is a town[1]. Dumfries ranks in the top 0.89% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,373 views/month, #84 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dumfries and Galloway[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Nith[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Passau[6], Gifhorn[7], Annapolis[8]
- Postal code: DG1–DG2[9]
- Commons category: Dumfries[10]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[11], UTC+01:00[12]
- Local dialing code: 01387[13]
- OS grid reference: NX976762[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dumfries[15]
- Population: 32,914[16], 33,440[17], 32,379[18]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Capital of: Dumfriesshire[21], Dumfries and Galloway[22]
- Category for people born here: Q17273571[23]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Dumfries[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Dumfries[25]
- Historic county: Kirkcudbrightshire[26], Dumfriesshire[27]
Why It Matters
Dumfries has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Dumfries is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]