Gwynedd

principal area in north-west Wales
AdministrativeArea principal_area_of_wales Q109128
Gwynedd
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Gwynedd is a principal area of Wales.[1] It is in the United Kingdom.

It was established on April 1, 1996. Its population was 125k in 2019.

Its area is 2.5k.[2]

Gwynedd

Summary

Gwynedd is a principal area of Wales[1]. Gwynedd draws 514 Wikipedia views per month (principal_area_of_wales category, ranking #2 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gwynedd is located in Wales[3].
  • Gwynedd is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Gwynedd is on the body of water Caernarfon Bay[5].
  • Gwynedd is on the body of water St George's Channel[6].
  • Gwynedd is on the body of water Cardigan Bay[7].
  • Gwynedd's image is recorded as Gwynedd fields.jpg[8].
  • Gwynedd's instance of is recorded as principal area of Wales[9].
  • Gwynedd's capital is recorded as Q428829[10].
  • Gwynedd's shares border with is recorded as Isle of Anglesey[11].
  • Gwynedd's shares border with is recorded as Ceredigion[12].
  • Gwynedd's shares border with is recorded as Conwy County Borough[13].
  • Gwynedd's shares border with is recorded as Denbighshire[14].
  • Gwynedd's shares border with is recorded as Q156150[15].
  • Gwynedd's coat of arms image is recorded as GWYNEDD Shield.svg[16].
  • Gwynedd's locator map image is recorded as Gwynedd in Wales.svg[17].
  • Gwynedd's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50044093[18].
  • Gwynedd's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as GB-GWN[19].
  • Gwynedd's Commons category is recorded as Gwynedd[20].
  • Gwynedd's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 297286[21].
  • +1996-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gwynedd[22].
  • Gwynedd's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.833333333333, 'lon': -3.9166666666667}[23].
  • Gwynedd's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dt5k[24].
  • Gwynedd's authority is recorded as Q5623821[25].
  • Gwynedd's GSS code is recorded as W06000002[26].
  • Gwynedd's official website is recorded as https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru[27].

Body

Geography

Gwynedd is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Gwynedd is located in Wales[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Caernarfon Bay[5], a bay[28], in United Kingdom[29]; St George's Channel[6], a strait[30], in United Kingdom[31]; and Cardigan Bay[7], a bay[32], in United Kingdom[33].

Physical Characteristics

Gwynedd's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2534.9252'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+116843'}[35], {'amount': '+121874'}[36], {'amount': '+124178'}[37], and {'amount': '+124560'}[38].

Designation and Status

Gwynedd's instance of is recorded as principal area of Wales[9].

History and Context

+1996-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gwynedd[22].

Why It Matters

Gwynedd draws 514 Wikipedia views per month (principal_area_of_wales category, ranking #2 of 19).[2] Gwynedd has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Gwynedd is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Directions to the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales 2016. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . StatsWales. Retrieved . statswales.gov.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . StatsWales. Retrieved . statswales.gov.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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