Lerwick
town and port on Shetland, and capital of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
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Lerwick
Summary
Lerwick is a town[1]. Lerwick ranks in the top 1% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,881 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Lerwick is located in Shetland Islands[3].
- Lerwick is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
- Lerwick's instance of is recorded as town[5].
- Lerwick's postal code is recorded as ZE1[6].
- Lerwick's Commons category is recorded as Lerwick[7].
- Lerwick's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[8].
- Lerwick's local dialing code is recorded as 01595[9].
- Lerwick's OS grid reference is recorded as HU474414[10].
- Lerwick's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.154166666667, 'lon': -1.1486111111111}[11].
- Lerwick's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Mainland[12].
- Lerwick's official website is recorded as http://www.shetland.org[13].
- Lerwick's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lerwick[14].
- Lerwick's Commons gallery is recorded as Lerwick[15].
- Lerwick has a population of {'amount': '+6958'}[16].
- Lerwick has a population of {'amount': '+6880'}[17].
- Lerwick's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
- Lerwick's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
- Lerwick's capital of is recorded as Shetland Islands[20].
- Lerwick's capital of is recorded as Mainland[21].
- Lerwick's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lerwick'}[22].
- Lerwick's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'sco', 'text': 'Lerwick'}[23].
- Lerwick's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Liùrabhaig'}[24].
- Lerwick's category for people born here is recorded as Category:People from Lerwick[25].
- Lerwick's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lerwick'}[26].
- Lerwick's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sco', 'text': 'Lerwick'}[27].
Body
Geography
Lerwick is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Lerwick is located in Shetland Islands[3].
Physical Characteristics
Lerwick covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.15'}[28]. Lerwick sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6958'}[16] and {'amount': '+6880'}[17].
Designation and Status
Lerwick's instance of is recorded as town[5].
Why It Matters
Lerwick ranks in the top 1% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,881 views/month).[2] Lerwick has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]