Stranraer

Summary

Stranraer is a town^[1]. Stranraer ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stranraer is located in Dumfries and Galloway^[3].
• Stranraer is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Stranraer's image is recorded as Agnew Crescent - geograph.org.uk - 1760924.jpg^[5].
• Stranraer's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Stranraer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137317320^[7].
• Stranraer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88238237^[8].
• Stranraer's location is recorded as Inch^[9].
• Stranraer's Commons category is recorded as Stranraer^[10].
• Stranraer's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[11].
• Stranraer's local dialing code is recorded as 01776^[12].
• Stranraer's OS grid reference is recorded as NX059606^[13].
• Stranraer's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.901388888889, 'lon': -5.035}^[14].
• Stranraer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011w97^[15].
• Stranraer's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Rhins of Galloway^[16].
• Stranraer's GSS code is recorded as S20000302^[17].
• Stranraer's GSS code is recorded as S19000331^[18].
• Stranraer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stranraer^[19].
• Stranraer's page banner is recorded as Stranraer banner Harbour view.JPG^[20].
• Stranraer's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 9fad86c9-431e-4cd5-b278-051e0cb5d856^[21].
• Stranraer's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Dumfries_and_Galloway/Stranraer/^[22].
• Stranraer's population is recorded as {'amount': '+10320'}^[23].
• Stranraer's WOEID is recorded as 36414^[24].
• Stranraer's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Stranraer's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Stranraer's category for people born here is recorded as Q17485735^[27].

Body

Geography

Stranraer is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Stranraer is located in Dumfries and Galloway^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Stranraer's population is recorded as {'amount': '+10320'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Stranraer's instance of is recorded as town^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Stranraer include Stranraer railway station^[28], a railway station^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1862^[31].

Why It Matters

Stranraer ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month).^[2] Stranraer has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Stranraer is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Stranraer include Stranraer railway station^[28], a railway station^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1862^[31].