Merthyr Tydfil

town in Wales
Place town Q752762
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Merthyr Tydfil is in the United Kingdom.

Its population was 59k in 2021.[1]

Merthyr Tydfil

Summary

Merthyr Tydfil is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (573 views/month, #80 of 9,456).[2]

Key Facts

  • Merthyr Tydfil is located in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough[3].
  • Merthyr Tydfil is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's image is recorded as Hen Neuadd y Dref Merthyr.jpg[5].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's instance of is recorded as town[6].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 157148219[7].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's GND ID is recorded as 4398958-5[8].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's locator map image is recorded as WalesMerthyrTydfil.png[9].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83213117[10].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's postal code is recorded as CF47[11].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's Commons category is recorded as Merthyr Tydfil[12].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's pronunciation audio is recorded as Merthyr Tudful.ogg[13].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's OS grid reference is recorded as SO049062[14].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.747263, 'lon': -3.3779499}[15].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01z92f[16].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's official website is recorded as http://www.merthyr.gov.uk/[17].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merthyr Tydfil[18].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's page banner is recorded as Merthyr Tydfil Banner.jpg[19].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as fffde422-8138-4976-8c93-e8802aed992c[20].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Wales/Merthyr_Tydfil_County_Borough/Merthyr_Tydfil/[21].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's population is recorded as {'amount': '+43820'}[22].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's population is recorded as {'amount': '+58839'}[23].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's WOEID is recorded as 28757[24].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0042127[25].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Merthyr Tydfil's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27].

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Geography

Merthyr Tydfil is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+43820'}[22] and {'amount': '+58839'}[23].

Designation and Status

Merthyr Tydfil's instance of is recorded as town[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[28].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Merthyr Tydfil include it railway station[29], a railway station[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Why It Matters

Merthyr Tydfil ranks in the top 0.85% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (573 views/month, #80 of 9,456).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include it railway station[29], a railway station[30], in United Kingdom[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . United Kingdom Census 2011. nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . nomisweb.co.uk. nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Flickr Shapefiles Public Dataset 2.0. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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