City of York

unitary authority area in North Yorkshire, England
AdministrativeArea unitary_authority_area_in_england Q20986421
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City of York

Summary

City of York is an unitary authority area in England[1]. It draws 344 Wikipedia views per month (unitary_authority_area_in_england category, ranking #8 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • City of York is located in North Yorkshire[3].
  • City of York is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • City of York's instance of is recorded as unitary authority area in England[5].
  • City of York's instance of is recorded as district with city status[6].
  • City of York's instance of is recorded as borough in the United Kingdom[7].
  • City of York's capital is recorded as York[8].
  • City of York's legislative body is recorded as council of City of York Council[9].
  • City of York's Commons category is recorded as City of York[10].
  • April 1, 1996 marks the founding of City of York[11].
  • City of York's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.96396, 'lon': -1.09142}[12].
  • City of York's authority is recorded as City of York Council[13].
  • City of York's official website is recorded as https://www.york.gov.uk[14].
  • City of York's topic's main category is recorded as Category:City of York[15].
  • City of York has a population of {'amount': '+198051'}[16].
  • City of York has a population of {'amount': '+206900'}[17].
  • City of York has a population of {'amount': '+209893'}[18].
  • City of York has a population of {'amount': '+200000'}[19].
  • City of York has a population of {'amount': '+204551'}[20].
  • City of York's replaces is recorded as York[21].
  • City of York covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+271.937'}[22].

Body

Geography

City of York is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in North Yorkshire[3].

Physical Characteristics

City of York covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+271.937'}[22]. Population counts include {'amount': '+198051'}[16], {'amount': '+206900'}[17], {'amount': '+209893'}[18], {'amount': '+200000'}[19], and {'amount': '+204551'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include unitary authority area in England[5], district with city status[6], and borough in the United Kingdom[7].

History and Context

April 1, 1996 marks the founding of City of York[11].

Why It Matters

City of York draws 344 Wikipedia views per month (unitary_authority_area_in_england category, ranking #8 of 43).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+271.937'}
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