Aberystwyth

seaside and university town and community in Ceredigion, Wales
Place market_town Q213154
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Aberystwyth

Summary

Aberystwyth is a market town[1]. Aberystwyth ranks in the top 7% of market_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aberystwyth is located in Ceredigion[3].
  • Aberystwyth is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Aberystwyth is on the body of water Cardigan Bay[5].
  • Aberystwyth is on the body of water River Ystwyth[6].
  • Aberystwyth's instance of is recorded as market town[7].
  • Aberystwyth's instance of is recorded as community[8].
  • Aberystwyth's instance of is recorded as college town[9].
  • Aberystwyth's shares border with is recorded as Clarach Bay[10].
  • River Ystwyth is named after Aberystwyth[11].
  • Aberystwyth's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kronberg im Taunus[12].
  • Aberystwyth's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Brieuc[13].
  • Aberystwyth's twinned administrative body is recorded as Esquel[14].
  • Aberystwyth's postal code is recorded as SY23[15].
  • Aberystwyth's Commons category is recorded as Aberystwyth[16].
  • Aberystwyth's local dialing code is recorded as 01970[17].
  • 1109 marks the founding of Aberystwyth[18].
  • Aberystwyth's OS grid reference is recorded as SN585815[19].
  • Aberystwyth's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.414262, 'lon': -4.081528}[20].
  • Aberystwyth's official website is recorded as https://www.aberystwyth.gov.uk/[21].
  • Aberystwyth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aberystwyth[22].
  • Aberystwyth's Commons gallery is recorded as Aberystwyth[23].
  • Aberystwyth has a population of {'amount': '+13040'}[24].
  • Aberystwyth has a population of {'amount': '+10707'}[25].
  • Aberystwyth has a population of {'amount': '+11607'}[26].
  • Aberystwyth's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27].

Body

Geography

Aberystwyth is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Aberystwyth is located in Ceredigion[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Cardigan Bay[5], a bay[28], in United Kingdom[29] and River Ystwyth[6], a river[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Physical Characteristics

Aberystwyth covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+531.81'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13040'}[24], {'amount': '+10707'}[25], and {'amount': '+11607'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include market town[7], community[8], and college town[9]. Aberystwyth's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[33].

History and Context

1109 marks the founding of Aberystwyth[18]. River Ystwyth is named after Aberystwyth[11].

Why It Matters

Aberystwyth ranks in the top 7% of market_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2] Aberystwyth has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Aberystwyth is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Jimkats · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 52.414262, 'lon': -4.081528}
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'azb', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 52°24'51.343"N, 4°4'53.501"W"
  2. 21w ago · Jason.nlw · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Capital of → Ceredigion
    Inception → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 52.414262, 'lon': -4.081528}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6]]: [[Q139718048]]"
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