Leeds

city in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
City city Q39121
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Leeds

Summary

Leeds is a city[1]. Leeds ranks in the top 0.81% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,440 views/month, #45 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leeds is located in Leeds[3].
  • Leeds is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Leeds is on the body of water River Aire[5].
  • Leeds is on the body of water Leeds and Liverpool Canal[6].
  • Leeds is on the body of water Meanwood Beck[7].
  • Leeds's video is recorded as Fair in North England, Leeds, September 1902.webm[8].
  • Leeds's image is recorded as Leeds Montage.jpg[9].
  • Leeds's instance of is recorded as city[10].
  • Leeds's instance of is recorded as unparished area[11].
  • Leeds's instance of is recorded as big city[12].
  • Leeds's instance of is recorded as college town[13].
  • Leeds's official language is recorded as English[14].
  • Leeds's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Leeds City Council.svg[15].
  • Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brașov[16].
  • Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Siegen[17].
  • Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lille[18].
  • Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dortmund[19].
  • Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brno[20].
  • Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Colombo[21].
  • Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Louisville[22].
  • Leeds's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137204313[23].
  • Leeds's GND ID is recorded as 4111234-9[24].
  • Leeds's locator map image is recorded as Leeds in England (zoom).svg[25].
  • Leeds's locator map image is recorded as Leeds in England (special marker).svg[26].
  • Leeds's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80070828[27].

Body

Geography

Leeds is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Leeds is located in Leeds[3]. Adjacent water bodies include River Aire[5], a river[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Leeds and Liverpool Canal[6], a canal[30], in United Kingdom[31]; and Meanwood Beck[7], a river[32], in United Kingdom[33].

Physical Characteristics

Leeds's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+551.7'}[34]. Leeds's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+51'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+536280'}[36] and {'amount': '+822483'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[10], unparished area[11], big city[12], and college town[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Leeds include Leeds Bradford Airport[38], an international airport[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1931[41]; Leeds railway station[42], a railway station[43], in United Kingdom[44]; Leeds East Airport[45], an airport[46], in United Kingdom[47]; and Leeds[48], a town in the United States[49], in United States[50], founded in 1867[51].

Why It Matters

Leeds ranks in the top 0.81% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,440 views/month, #45 of 5,534).[2] Leeds has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Leeds is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for Leeds include Leeds Bradford Airport[38], an international airport[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1931[41]; Leeds railway station[42], a railway station[43], in United Kingdom[44]; Leeds East Airport[45], an airport[46], in United Kingdom[47]; and Leeds[48], a town in the United States[49], in United States[50], founded in 1867[51].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . ONS Open Geography Portal. Retrieved . statistics.data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . brasovcity.ro. brasovcity.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . leeds.gov.uk. leeds.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . leeds.gov.uk. leeds.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . leeds.gov.uk. leeds.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . leeds.gov.uk. leeds.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . United Kingdom Census 2011. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . it-ch.topographic-map.com. it-ch.topographic-map.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] . 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. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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