Bangor

city in Gwynedd, Wales
City city Q234178
Bangor
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Bangor is a place located within the United Kingdom. It operates within the Greenwich Mean Time zone. The area covers 648.6[1], and its population was recorded as 15k in 2021[2]. The head of government is Owen Hurcum[3].

Bangor

Summary

Bangor is a city[1]. Bangor ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (659 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bangor is located in Gwynedd[3].
  • Bangor is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Bangor's head of government is recorded as Owen Hurcum[5].
  • Bangor's image is recorded as Bangor from Bangor-mountain.jpg[6].
  • Bangor's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Bangor's instance of is recorded as community[8].
  • Bangor's twinned administrative body is recorded as Soest[9].
  • Bangor's locator map image is recorded as Wales Gwynedd Community Bangor map.svg[10].
  • Bangor's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79021714[11].
  • Bangor's IdRef ID is recorded as 165640774[12].
  • Bangor's postal code is recorded as LL57[13].
  • Bangor's Commons category is recorded as Bangor, Gwynedd[14].
  • Bangor's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 11241684[15].
  • Bangor's located in time zone is recorded as Greenwich Mean Time[16].
  • Bangor's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9309 (cym)-Jason.nlw-Bangor.wav[17].
  • Bangor's local dialing code is recorded as 01248[18].
  • Bangor's OS grid reference is recorded as SH580722[19].
  • Bangor's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.228, 'lon': -4.128}[20].
  • Bangor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0205m3[21].
  • Bangor's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge977897[22].
  • Bangor's GSS code is recorded as W04000046[23].
  • Bangor's official website is recorded as https://bangorcitycouncil.gov.wales/[24].
  • Bangor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bangor, Gwynedd[25].
  • Bangor's Commons gallery is recorded as Bangor[26].
  • Bangor's page banner is recorded as Bangor banner Pier.jpg[27].

Body

Geography

Bangor is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Bangor is located in Gwynedd[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bangor's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+648.57'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16358'}[29], {'amount': '+15060'}[30], and {'amount': '+13725'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[7] and community[8]. Bangor's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bangor include Bangor[33], a borough of Pennsylvania[34], in United States[35], founded in 1875[36] and Bangor railway station[37], a railway station[38], in United Kingdom[39].

Why It Matters

Bangor ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (659 views/month).[2] Bangor has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Bangor is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for Bangor include Bangor[33], a borough of Pennsylvania[34], in United States[35], founded in 1875[36] and Bangor railway station[37], a railway station[38], in United Kingdom[39].

References

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  28. [31] . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . nomisweb.co.uk. nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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