Peterborough
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Summary
Peterborough is a city[1]. Peterborough ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,955 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of Peterborough[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Nene[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], unparished area[7], new town (UK)[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Vinnytsia[9], Forlì[10], Viersen[11], Foggia[12], Alcalá de Henares[13], Ann Arbor[14], Bourges[15]
- Legislative body: Peterborough City Council[16]
- Postal code: PE[17]
- Commons category: Peterborough[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 01733[20]
- Inception: 655[21]
- OS grid reference: TL185998[22]
- Official website: http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Peterborough[24]
- Commons gallery: Peterborough[25]
- Population: 136,292[26], 194,000[27]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
- Capital of: City of Peterborough[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Peterborough[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Peterborough[34]
- Category for people buried here: Q47473744[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Peterborough[36]
- Owner of: London Road Stadium[37]
- Different from: Peterborough[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 12 m[39]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Peterborough covers an area of 343 km²[40].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Peterborough include Peterborough Sports F.C.[41], an association football club[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1919[44]; Peterborough railway station[45], a railway station[46], in United Kingdom[47]; and Peterborough/Sibson Airport[48], an airport[49], in United Kingdom[50].
Why It Matters
Peterborough has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Peterborough is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for Peterborough include Peterborough Sports F.C.[41], an association football club[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1919[44]; Peterborough railway station[45], a railway station[46], in United Kingdom[47]; and Peterborough/Sibson Airport[48], an airport[49], in United Kingdom[50].