County Durham

ceremonial county in North East England, United Kingdom
AdministrativeArea ceremonial_county_of_england Q23082
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County Durham

Summary

County Durham is a ceremonial county of England[1]. It draws 3,483 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #24 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • County Durham is the creator of Hewett Watson[3].
  • County Durham is located in North East England[4].
  • County Durham is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • County Durham's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[6].
  • County Durham's capital is recorded as Durham[7].
  • County Durham's shares border with is recorded as Northumberland[8].
  • County Durham's shares border with is recorded as Cumbria[9].
  • County Durham's shares border with is recorded as Tyne and Wear[10].
  • County Durham's shares border with is recorded as North Yorkshire[11].
  • County Durham is named after County Durham[12].
  • County Durham's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as County Durham[13].
  • County Durham's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Darlington[14].
  • County Durham's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hartlepool[15].
  • County Durham's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Stockton-on-Tees[16].
  • County Durham's Commons category is recorded as County Durham[17].
  • County Durham's said to be the same as is recorded as County Durham[18].
  • County Durham's catalog code is recorded as 66[19].
  • County Durham's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.666666666667, 'lon': -1.8333333333333}[20].
  • County Durham's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Great Britain[21].
  • County Durham's topic's main category is recorded as Category:County Durham[22].
  • County Durham has a population of {'amount': '+855900'}[23].
  • County Durham has a population of {'amount': '+883269'}[24].
  • County Durham has a population of {'amount': '+871531'}[25].
  • County Durham's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • County Durham's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Durham'}[27].

Body

Geography

County Durham is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. It is located in North East England[4].

Physical Characteristics

County Durham covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2675.9026'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+855900'}[23], {'amount': '+883269'}[24], and {'amount': '+871531'}[25].

Designation and Status

County Durham's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[6].

History and Context

County Durham's catalog code is recorded as 66[19]. It is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

County Durham draws 3,483 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #24 of 36).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  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] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Jèrriais janne · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people Category:People from County Durham
    Instance of
    Different from County Durham, County Durham, Durham County
    Named after
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