Stoke-on-Trent
city in Staffordshire, England
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Summary
Stoke-on-Trent is a city[1]. Stoke-on-Trent ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,595 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of Stoke-on-Trent[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Official language: English[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Erlangen[7]
- Postal code: ST[8]
- Commons category: Stoke-on-Trent[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[10]
- Local dialing code: 01782[11]
- Inception: 1925[12]
- Official website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Stoke-on-Trent[14]
- Commons gallery: Stoke-on-Trent[15]
- Population: 249,008[16], 258,300[17], 249,000[18], 245,000[19]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22]
- Official name: Stoke-on-Trent[23]
- Category for people born here: Q8074079[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Stoke-on-Trent[25]
- Native label: City of Stoke-on-Trent[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Stoke-on-Trent[27]
- Different from: Stoke-upon-Trent[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 213 m[29]
- Area: 92,740,000 m²[30]
- Historic county: Staffordshire[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Stoke-on-Trent include Stoke-on-Trent railway station[32], a railway station[33], in United Kingdom[34].
Why It Matters
Stoke-on-Trent has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Stoke-on-Trent is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for Stoke-on-Trent include Stoke-on-Trent railway station[32], a railway station[33], in United Kingdom[34].