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Gwynedd

principal area in north-west Wales
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Gwynedd is a principal area of Wales.[1] It is in the United Kingdom.

It was established on April 1, 1996. Its population was 125k in 2019.

Its area is 2.5k.[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Wales[3]
  • Country: United Kingdom[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Caernarfon Bay[5], St George's Channel[6], Cardigan Bay[7]
  • Capital: Caernarfon[8]
  • Shares border with: Isle of Anglesey[9], Ceredigion[10], Conwy County Borough[11], Denbighshire[12], Powys[13]
  • Commons category: Gwynedd[14]
  • Inception: April 1, 1996[15]
  • Authority: Gwynedd Council[16]
  • Official website: https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gwynedd[18]
  • Population: 116,843[19], 121,874[20], 124,178[21], 124,560[22]
  • Motto text: Cadernid Gwynedd[23]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Gwynedd[24]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gwynedd[25]
  • Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Gwynedd[26]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Gwynedd[27]
  • Different from: Gwynedd (preserved county)[28]
  • Area: 2534.9252 km²[29]
  • Language used: Welsh[30], English[31]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Gwynedd[32]
  • Historic county: Merionethshire[33], Caernarfonshire[34]
  • Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Gwynedd[35]

Why It Matters

Gwynedd has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Gwynedd is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . StatsWales. Retrieved . statswales.gov.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . StatsWales. Retrieved . statswales.gov.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . StatsWales. Retrieved . statswales.gov.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Wales
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Gwynedd
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