Swindon
town in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Summary
Swindon is a big city[1]. Swindon draws 4,755 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #79 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Swindon[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Named after: pig[5], hill[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Salzgitter[7], Ocotal[8], Toruń[9], Chattanooga[10]
- Postal code: SN1[11], SN2[12], SN3[13], SN4[14], SN5[15], SN6[16], SN25[17], SN26[18]
- Commons category: Swindon[19]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[20]
- Local dialing code: 01793[21]
- OS grid reference: SU152842[22]
- Official website: https://www.swindon.gov.uk/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Swindon[24]
- Commons gallery: Swindon[25]
- Population: 182,441[26], 192,408[27], 222,193[28]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32]
- Capital of: Swindon[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Swindon[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Swindon[35]
- Category for films shot at this location: Q113594605[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Swindon[37]
- Different from: Swindon[38]
- Area: 40 km²[39], 39.70 km²[40]
- Post town: SWINDON[41]
- Historic county: Wiltshire[42]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Swindon[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Swindon include Swindon railway station[44], a railway station[45], in United Kingdom[46].
Why It Matters
Swindon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Swindon is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Swindon include Swindon railway station[44], a railway station[45], in United Kingdom[46].