Leicestershire

Summary

Leicestershire is a ceremonial county of England^[1]. Leicestershire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Leicestershire is located in East Midlands^[3].
• Leicestershire is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Leicestershire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[5].
• Leicestershire's capital is recorded as Leicester^[6].
• Leicestershire's shares border with is recorded as Rutland^[7].
• Leicestershire's shares border with is recorded as Lincolnshire^[8].
• Leicestershire's shares border with is recorded as Nottinghamshire^[9].
• Leicestershire's shares border with is recorded as Derbyshire^[10].
• Leicestershire's shares border with is recorded as Warwickshire^[11].
• Leicestershire's shares border with is recorded as Northamptonshire^[12].
• Leicester is named after Leicestershire^[13].
• Leicestershire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Leicester^[14].
• Leicestershire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leicestershire^[15].
• Leicestershire's flag is recorded as flag of Leicestershire^[16].
• Leicestershire's Commons category is recorded as Leicestershire^[17].
• Leicestershire's said to be the same as is recorded as Leicestershire^[18].
• Leicestershire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.716666666667, 'lon': -1.1833333333333}^[19].
• Leicestershire's IPA transcription is recorded as /ˈlʲɛstʲəˌʃər, -ʃɪər/^[20].
• Leicestershire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leicestershire^[21].
• Leicestershire has a population of {'amount': '+1043800'}^[22].
• Leicestershire has a population of {'amount': '+1053486'}^[23].
• Leicestershire has a population of {'amount': '+1067121'}^[24].
• Leicestershire's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Leicestershire's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[26].
• Leicestershire's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[27].

Body

Geography

Leicestershire is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Leicestershire is located in East Midlands^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Leicestershire covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2156.2339'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1043800'}^[22], {'amount': '+1053486'}^[23], and {'amount': '+1067121'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Leicestershire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[5].

History and Context

Leicester is named after Leicestershire^[13].

Why It Matters

Leicestershire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Leicestershire is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]