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townland

small geographical division of land used in Ireland
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townland

Summary

townland ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • townland is in the country of Ireland[2].
  • townland is a type of administrative territorial entity of Ireland[3].
  • townland's Commons category is recorded as Townlands of Ireland[4].
  • townland's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as locality=townland[5].
  • townland's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox townlands[6].

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Definition and Type

townland is a type of administrative territorial entity of Ireland[3].

Why It Matters

townland ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[1] townland has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

Related Entities

Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). townland. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/townland
MLA “townland.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/townland.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_townland_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{townland}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/townland}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 25d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → administrative territorial entity of Ireland
    Country → —
    Country → Ireland
    Entityschema for this class → {'id': 'E295', 'entity-type': 'entity-schema'}
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P3417]]: TOWNLAND, Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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