Hertfordshire

non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in England
AdministrativeArea ceremonial_county_of_england Q3410
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Hertfordshire

Summary

Hertfordshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Hertfordshire draws 12,434 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #8 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hertfordshire is located in East of England[3].
  • Hertfordshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Hertfordshire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[5].
  • Hertfordshire's instance of is recorded as non-metropolitan county[6].
  • Hertfordshire's capital is recorded as Hertford[7].
  • Hertfordshire's shares border with is recorded as Bedfordshire[8].
  • Hertfordshire's shares border with is recorded as Buckinghamshire[9].
  • Hertfordshire's shares border with is recorded as Cambridgeshire[10].
  • Hertfordshire's shares border with is recorded as Essex[11].
  • Hertfordshire's shares border with is recorded as Greater London[12].
  • Hertfordshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dacorum[13].
  • Hertfordshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Three Rivers[14].
  • Hertfordshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Watford[15].
  • Hertfordshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hertsmere[16].
  • Hertfordshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Welwyn Hatfield[17].
  • Hertfordshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Broxbourne[18].
  • Hertfordshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as St Albans[19].
  • Hertfordshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Hertfordshire[20].
  • Hertfordshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Hertfordshire[21].
  • Hertfordshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Stevenage[22].
  • Hertfordshire's legislative body is recorded as council of Hertfordshire County Council[23].
  • Hertfordshire's Commons category is recorded as Hertfordshire[24].
  • Hertfordshire's said to be the same as is recorded as Hertfordshire[25].
  • Hertfordshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.9, 'lon': -0.2}[26].
  • Hertfordshire's authority is recorded as Hertfordshire County Council[27].

Body

Geography

Hertfordshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Hertfordshire is located in East of England[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hertfordshire covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1643.0648'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1184365'}[29], {'amount': '+1195672'}[30], {'amount': '+1129100'}[31], and {'amount': '+1204588'}[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ceremonial county of England[5] and non-metropolitan county[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hertfordshire include Hartford County[33], a county of Connecticut[34], in United States[35], founded in 1666[36].

Why It Matters

Hertfordshire draws 12,434 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #8 of 36).[2] Hertfordshire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

Entities named for Hertfordshire include Hartford County[33], a county of Connecticut[34], in United States[35], founded in 1666[36].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] . statistics.data.gov.uk. statistics.data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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