Watford
town in Hertfordshire, England
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Summary
Watford is a town[1]. Watford ranks in the top 0.3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,831 views/month, #28 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Watford[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: market town[5]
- Shares border with: Chesham[6], Bushey[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Mainz[8], Nanterre[9], Wilmington[10], Pesaro[11]
- Postal code: WD[12]
- Commons category: Watford[13]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[14]
- Official website: http://www.watford.gov.uk/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Watford[16]
- Population: 90,301[17]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
- Capital of: Watford[20]
- Official name: Watford[21]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Watford[22]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Watford[23]
- Native label: Watford[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Watford[25]
- Different from: Watford[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 71 m[27]
- Area: 21.43 km²[28]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Watford[29]
- Historic county: Hertfordshire[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Watford include Watford tube station[31], a London Underground station[32], in United Kingdom[33].
Why It Matters
Watford has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Watford is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Watford include Watford tube station[31], a London Underground station[32], in United Kingdom[33].