Kirkcudbrightshire

historic county in south-west Scotland
AdministrativeArea registration_county Q17582096
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Kirkcudbrightshire

Summary

Kirkcudbrightshire is a registration county[1]. Kirkcudbrightshire has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Kirkcudbrightshire is located in Scotland[3].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's instance of is recorded as registration county[5].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's instance of is recorded as lieutenancy area of Scotland[6].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's instance of is recorded as historic county of the United Kingdom[7].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's instance of is recorded as shire of Scotland[8].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's shares border with is recorded as Wigtownshire[9].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's shares border with is recorded as Ayrshire[10].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's shares border with is recorded as Dumfriesshire[11].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's flag is recorded as flag of Kirkcudbrightshire[12].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire is part of Dumfries and Galloway[13].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's Commons category is recorded as Kirkcudbrightshire[14].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's catalog code is recorded as KCB[15].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.837131, 'lon': -4.049481}[16].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Great Britain[17].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kirkcudbrightshire[18].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire has a population of {'amount': '+47521'}[19].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Kirkcudbrightshire's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Kirkcudbrightshire[22].

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Geography

Kirkcudbrightshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Kirkcudbrightshire is located in Scotland[3]. Kirkcudbrightshire is part of Dumfries and Galloway[13].

Physical Characteristics

Kirkcudbrightshire has a population of {'amount': '+47521'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include registration county[5], lieutenancy area of Scotland[6], historic county of the United Kingdom[7], and shire of Scotland[8].

History and Context

Kirkcudbrightshire's catalog code is recorded as KCB[15].

Why It Matters

Kirkcudbrightshire has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Kirkcudbrightshire is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+47521'}
    Shares border with Wigtownshire, Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire
    Population
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Kirkcudbrightshire
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P242]]: KirkcudbrightshireTradition.png, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261402|batch #261402]]"
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