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].