Valga

town in southern Estonia
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Valga

Summary

Valga is a city[1]. Valga draws 441 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #620 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Valga is located in Valga Rural Municipality[3].
  • Valga is in the country of Estonia[4].
  • Valga is on the body of water Pedeli River[5].
  • Valga's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Valga's instance of is recorded as border city[7].
  • Valga's shares border with is recorded as Valka[8].
  • Valga's postal code is recorded as 68230[9].
  • Valga's Commons category is recorded as Valga (Estonia)[10].
  • Valga's local dialing code is recorded as 8-10-372-76[11].
  • 1286 marks the founding of Valga[12].
  • Valga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.776944444444, 'lon': 26.031111111111}[13].
  • Valga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Valga, Estonia[14].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+9455'}[15].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+10842'}[16].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+13305'}[17].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+16981'}[18].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+18474'}[19].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+17722'}[20].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+14319'}[21].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+12261'}[22].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+12437'}[23].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+12352'}[24].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+12632'}[25].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+12452'}[26].
  • Valga has a population of {'amount': '+12334'}[27].

Body

Geography

Valga is in the country of Estonia[4]. Valga is located in Valga Rural Municipality[3]. Valga is on the body of water Pedeli River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Valga covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16.65'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+9455'}[15], {'amount': '+10842'}[16], {'amount': '+13305'}[17], {'amount': '+16981'}[18], {'amount': '+18474'}[19], and {'amount': '+17722'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[6] and border city[7].

History and Context

1286 marks the founding of Valga[12].

Why It Matters

Valga draws 441 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #620 of 5,534).[2] Valga has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Valga is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . 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] ↑ . stat.ee. stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . stat.ee. stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Population of Estonia by Population Censuses I. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Population of Estonia by Population Censuses I. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Population of Estonia by Population Censuses I. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Population of Estonia by Population Censuses I. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2000 Population and Housing Census. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2011 Population and Housing Census. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . geoportaal.maaamet.ee. Retrieved . geoportaal.maaamet.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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