Lerwick

Summary

Lerwick is a town^[1]. Lerwick ranks in the top 1% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,442 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lerwick is located in Shetland Islands^[3].
• Lerwick is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Lerwick's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Lerwick's postal code is recorded as ZE1^[6].
• Lerwick's Commons category is recorded as Lerwick^[7].
• Lerwick's local dialing code is recorded as 01595^[8].
• Lerwick's OS grid reference is recorded as HU474414^[9].
• Lerwick's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 60.154166666667, 'longitude': -1.1486111111111}^[10].
• Lerwick's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Mainland^[11].
• Lerwick's official website is recorded as http://www.shetland.org^[12].
• Lerwick's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lerwick^[13].
• Lerwick's Commons gallery is recorded as Lerwick^[14].
• Lerwick has a population of {'amount': '+6958'}^[15].
• Lerwick has a population of {'amount': '+6880'}^[16].
• Lerwick's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[17].
• Lerwick's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Lerwick's capital of is recorded as Shetland Islands^[19].
• Lerwick's capital of is recorded as Mainland^[20].
• Lerwick's official name is recorded as Lerwick^[21].
• Lerwick's official name is recorded as Lerwick^[22].
• Lerwick's official name is recorded as Liùrabhaig^[23].
• Lerwick's category for people born here is recorded as Category:People from Lerwick^[24].
• Lerwick's native label is recorded as Lerwick^[25].
• Lerwick's native label is recorded as Lerwick^[26].
• Lerwick's native label is recorded as Liùrabhaig^[27].

Body

Geography

Lerwick is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Lerwick is located in Shetland Islands^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lerwick covers an area of {'amount': '+3.15'}^[28]. Lerwick sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+12'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6958'}^[15] and {'amount': '+6880'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Lerwick's instance of is recorded as town^[5].

Why It Matters

Lerwick ranks in the top 1% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,442 views/month).^[2] Lerwick has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Lerwick is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]