Leeds

Summary

Leeds is a city^[1]. Leeds ranks in the top 0.81% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42,778 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 instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Leeds's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[9].
• Leeds's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Leeds's instance of is recorded as college town^[11].
• Leeds's official language is recorded as English^[12].
• Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brașov^[13].
• Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Siegen^[14].
• Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lille^[15].
• Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dortmund^[16].
• Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brno^[17].
• Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Colombo^[18].
• Leeds's twinned administrative body is recorded as Louisville^[19].
• Leeds's Commons category is recorded as Leeds^[20].
• Leeds's local dialing code is recorded as 0113^[21].
• Leeds's OS grid reference is recorded as SE297338^[22].
• Leeds's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 53.7975, 'longitude': -1.5436111111111113}^[23].
• Leeds's significant event is recorded as Siege of Leeds^[24].
• Leeds's official website is recorded as https://www.leeds.gov.uk/^[25].
• Leeds's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leeds^[26].
• Leeds's Commons gallery is recorded as Leeds^[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 covers an area of {'amount': '+551.7'}^[34]. Leeds sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+51'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+536280'}^[36] and {'amount': '+822483'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], unparished area^[9], big city^[10], and college town^[11].

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 (42,778 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 24 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].