Sligo
main town in county Sligo, Ireland
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Summary
Sligo is a town[1]. Sligo ranks in the top 0.66% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,831 views/month, #62 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: County Sligo[3]
- Country: Ireland[4]
- Instance of: county town[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Kempten[6], Crozon[7], Illapel[8], Tallahassee[9]
- Postal code: F91[10]
- Commons category: Sligo[11]
- Local dialing code: 71[12]
- Coordinate location: 54.2667, -8.4833[13]
- Official website: http://www.sligoborough.ie/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sligo (town)[15]
- Population: 19,452[16], 19,199[17]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], New International Encyclopedia[20], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[22]
- Capital of: County Sligo[23]
- Official name: Sligo[24], Sligeach[25]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sligo[26]
- Category for people who died here: Q32659130[27]
- Native label: Sligeach[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Sligo[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 13[30]
- Area: 30.86[31]
- Irish Grid Reference: G685354[32]
- Historic county: County Sligo[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Sligo include Sligo Airport[34], an airport[35], in Ireland[36].
Why It Matters
Sligo has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Sligo is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Sligo include Sligo Airport[34], an airport[35], in Ireland[36].