Swindon

Summary

Swindon is a big city^[1]. Swindon draws 4,353 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #79 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swindon is located in Swindon^[3].
• Swindon is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Swindon's instance of is recorded as big city^[5].
• pig is named after Swindon^[6].
• hill is named after Swindon^[7].
• Swindon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Salzgitter^[8].
• Swindon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ocotal^[9].
• Swindon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toruń^[10].
• Swindon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chattanooga^[11].
• Swindon's postal code is recorded as SN1^[12].
• Swindon's postal code is recorded as SN2^[13].
• Swindon's postal code is recorded as SN3^[14].
• Swindon's postal code is recorded as SN4^[15].
• Swindon's postal code is recorded as SN5^[16].
• Swindon's postal code is recorded as SN6^[17].
• Swindon's postal code is recorded as SN25^[18].
• Swindon's postal code is recorded as SN26^[19].
• Swindon's Commons category is recorded as Swindon^[20].
• Swindon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[21].
• Swindon's local dialing code is recorded as 01793^[22].
• Swindon's OS grid reference is recorded as SU152842^[23].
• Swindon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.558333333333, 'lon': -1.7811111111111}^[24].
• Swindon's official website is recorded as https://www.swindon.gov.uk/^[25].
• Swindon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Swindon^[26].
• Swindon's Commons gallery is recorded as Swindon^[27].

Body

Geography

Swindon is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Swindon is located in Swindon^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+40'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+39.70'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+182441'}^[30], {'amount': '+192408'}^[31], and {'amount': '+222193'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Swindon's instance of is recorded as big city^[5].

History and Context

Things named after include pig^[6], a taxon^[33] and hill^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Swindon include Swindon railway station^[34], a railway station^[35], in United Kingdom^[36].

Why It Matters

Swindon draws 4,353 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #79 of 300).^[2] Swindon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Swindon is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Swindon include Swindon railway station^[34], a railway station^[35], in United Kingdom^[36].