Kent
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Summary
Kent is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Kent draws 13,589 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #4 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South East England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Capital: Maidstone[5]
- Shares border with: Essex[6], East Sussex[7], Surrey[8], Greater London[9]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kent[10], Medway[11]
- Commons category: Kent[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[13]
- Said to be the same as: Kent[14]
- Official website: http://www.kent.gov.uk/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kent[16]
- Commons gallery: Kent[17]
- Population: 1,731,400[18], 1,846,478[19], 1,647,100[20], 1,868,199[21], 1,855,842[22]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25]
- Official name: Kent[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kent[27]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kent[28]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Kent[29]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Kent[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kent[31]
- Different from: Kent[32]
- Area: 3738.4799 km²[33]
- Geography of topic: geography of Kent[34]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Kent[35]
- Historic county: Kent[36]
- Open data portal: Kent Open Data[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kent include Kent[38], a city in the United States[39], in United States[40], founded in 1890[41]; Kent County[42], a county of Delaware[43], in United States[44], founded in 1683[45]; Old Kent Road[46], a road[47], in United Kingdom[48]; New Kent County[49], a county of Virginia[50], in United States[51], founded in 1654[52]; Monacha cantiana[53], a taxon[54]; and Kent Glacier[55].
Why It Matters
Kent has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Kent is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for Kent include Kent[38], a city in the United States[39], in United States[40], founded in 1890[41]; Kent County[42], a county of Delaware[43], in United States[44], founded in 1683[45]; Old Kent Road[46], a road[47], in United Kingdom[48]; New Kent County[49], a county of Virginia[50], in United States[51], founded in 1654[52]; and Monacha cantiana[53], a taxon[54].