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].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gwynedd[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Head of government: Owen Hurcum[5]
- Instance of: community[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Soest[7]
- Postal code: LL57[8]
- Commons category: Bangor, Gwynedd[9]
- Local dialing code: 01248[10]
- OS grid reference: SH580722[11]
- Official website: https://bangorcitycouncil.gov.wales/[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bangor, Gwynedd[13]
- Commons gallery: Bangor[14]
- Population: 16,358[15], 15,060[16], 13,725[17]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Bangor[18]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[23], Meyer’s Universum, Elfter Band[24]
- Capital of: Bangor Municipal Borough[25], District of Arfon[26]
- Heritage designation: National Monuments of Wales[27]
- Official name: Bangor[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bangor, Gwynedd[29]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bangor[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bangor, Gwynedd[31]
- Area: 648.57 ha[32]
- Historic county: Caernarfonshire[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bangor include Bangor[34], a borough of Pennsylvania[35], in United States[36], founded in 1875[37] and Bangor railway station[38], a railway station[39], in United Kingdom[40].
Why It Matters
Bangor has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Bangor is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Bangor include Bangor[34], a borough of Pennsylvania[35], in United States[36], founded in 1875[37] and Bangor railway station[38], a railway station[39], in United Kingdom[40].