Reading

borough in Berkshire, England
AdministrativeArea unitary_authority_area_in_england Q21496716
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Reading

Summary

Reading is an unitary authority area in England[1]. Reading draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (unitary_authority_area_in_england category, ranking #31 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Reading is located in Berkshire[3].
  • Reading is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Reading's instance of is recorded as unitary authority area in England[5].
  • Reading's instance of is recorded as borough in the United Kingdom[6].
  • Reading's instance of is recorded as unparished area[7].
  • Reading's capital is recorded as Reading[8].
  • Reading's legislative body is recorded as council of Reading Borough Council[9].
  • Reading's Commons category is recorded as Reading, Berkshire[10].
  • 1835 marks the founding of Reading[11].
  • Reading's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.454166666667, 'lon': -0.97305555555556}[12].
  • Reading's authority is recorded as Reading Borough Council[13].
  • Reading's official website is recorded as https://www.reading.gov.uk/[14].
  • Reading's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Borough of Reading[15].
  • Reading has a population of {'amount': '+161700'}[16].
  • Reading has a population of {'amount': '+163203'}[17].
  • Reading has a population of {'amount': '+157100'}[18].
  • Reading has a population of {'amount': '+174820'}[19].
  • Reading covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+40.3979'}[20].

Body

Geography

Reading is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Reading is located in Berkshire[3].

Physical Characteristics

Reading covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+40.3979'}[20]. Population counts include {'amount': '+161700'}[16], {'amount': '+163203'}[17], {'amount': '+157100'}[18], and {'amount': '+174820'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include unitary authority area in England[5], borough in the United Kingdom[6], and unparished area[7].

History and Context

1835 marks the founding of Reading[11].

Why It Matters

Reading draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (unitary_authority_area_in_england category, ranking #31 of 43).[2] Reading is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . 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] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Jèrriais janne · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of unitary authority area in England, borough in the United Kingdom, unparished area +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q1187580]]"
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