Galway

Summary

Galway is a city^[1]. Galway ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,194 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Galway received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Galway was a member of Creative Cities Network^[4].
• Galway is located in Galway City^[5].
• Galway is in the country of Ireland^[6].
• Galway is on the body of water Galway Bay^[7].
• Galway is on the body of water River Corrib^[8].
• Galway's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Galway's instance of is recorded as port city^[10].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lorient^[11].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as St. Louis^[12].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seattle^[13].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bradford^[14].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cambridge^[15].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago^[16].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aalborg^[17].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qingdao^[18].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milwaukee^[19].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Auckland^[20].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Moncton^[21].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stirling^[22].
• Galway's twinned administrative body is recorded as Menlo Park^[23].
• Galway's legislative body is recorded as legislative body of Galway City Council^[24].
• Galway's executive body is recorded as office of the Mayor of Galway^[25].
• Galway's postal code is recorded as H91^[26].
• Galway's Commons category is recorded as Galway^[27].

Body

Geography

Galway is in the country of Ireland^[6]. Galway is located in Galway City^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Galway Bay^[7], a bay^[28], in Ireland^[29] and River Corrib^[8], a river^[30], in Ireland^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Galway covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+53.43'}^[32]. Galway sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+25'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+75529'}^[34], {'amount': '+79504'}^[35], and {'amount': '+83456'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9] and port city^[10].

History and Context

1124 marks the founding of Galway^[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Galway include Galway Airport^[38], an airport^[39], in Ireland^[40].

Why It Matters

Galway ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,194 views/month).^[2] Galway has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Galway is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Galway include Galway Airport^[38], an airport^[39], in Ireland^[40].

FAQs

What awards did Galway receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3].