Torbay

Summary

Torbay is an unitary authority area in England^[1]. Torbay ranks in the top 7% of unitary_authority_area_in_england entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Torbay is located in Devon^[3].
• Torbay is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Torbay's image is recorded as Torquay.townhall.arp.750pix.jpg^[5].
• Torbay's instance of is recorded as unitary authority area in England^[6].
• Torbay's instance of is recorded as borough in the United Kingdom^[7].
• Torbay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hamelin^[8].
• Torbay's legislative body is recorded as council of Torbay Council^[9].
• Torbay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134990464^[10].
• Torbay's GND ID is recorded as 7666108-8^[11].
• Torbay's locator map image is recorded as Torbay UK locator map.svg^[12].
• Torbay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89146926^[13].
• Torbay's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as GB-TOB^[14].
• Torbay's Commons category is recorded as Borough of Torbay^[15].
• Torbay's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 161649^[16].
• Torbay's located in time zone is recorded as Greenwich Mean Time^[17].
• +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Torbay^[18].
• Torbay's NUTS code is recorded as UKK42^[19].
• Torbay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.452222222222, 'lon': -3.5569444444444}^[20].
• Torbay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01818z^[21].
• Torbay's authority is recorded as Torbay Council^[22].
• Torbay's GSS code is recorded as E06000027^[23].
• Torbay's official website is recorded as http://www.torbay.gov.uk^[24].
• Torbay's FIPS 10-4 is recorded as UKO4^[25].
• Torbay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Torbay^[26].
• Torbay's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 8fe02a84-76d4-48d5-935b-e8650ba9ff39^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Torbay's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+62.891'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+133400'}^[29], {'amount': '+135780'}^[30], {'amount': '+131500'}^[31], and {'amount': '+139479'}^[32].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1968-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Torbay^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Torbay include HMS Torbay^[33], a nuclear submarine^[34].

Why It Matters

Torbay ranks in the top 7% of unitary_authority_area_in_england entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).^[2] Torbay has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Torbay is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Torbay include HMS Torbay^[33], a nuclear submarine^[34].