Wigtownshire

county of Scotland, registration county in Galloway
AdministrativeArea registration_county Q550606
Wigtownshire
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Wigtownshire

Summary

Wigtownshire is a registration county[1]. Wigtownshire draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (registration_county category, ranking #15 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wigtownshire is located in Dumfries and Galloway[3].
  • Wigtownshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Wigtownshire's image is recorded as Wigtown County Buildings.JPG[5].
  • Wigtownshire's image is recorded as Church in Wigtown - geograph.org.uk - 1285285.jpg[6].
  • Wigtownshire's instance of is recorded as registration county[7].
  • Wigtownshire's instance of is recorded as lieutenancy area of Scotland[8].
  • Wigtownshire's instance of is recorded as Scottish district[9].
  • Wigtownshire's instance of is recorded as shire of Scotland[10].
  • Wigtownshire's instance of is recorded as historic county of the United Kingdom[11].
  • Wigtownshire's shares border with is recorded as Ayrshire[12].
  • Wigtownshire's shares border with is recorded as Kirkcudbrightshire[13].
  • Wigtownshire's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152549627[14].
  • Wigtownshire's locator map image is recorded as Wigtownshire Brit Isles Sect 3.svg[15].
  • Wigtownshire's locator map image is recorded as WIGTOWNSHIRE Civil Parish map.jpg[16].
  • Wigtownshire's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88096645[17].
  • Wigtownshire's part of is recorded as Scotland[18].
  • Wigtownshire's Commons category is recorded as Wigtownshire[19].
  • Wigtownshire's catalog code is recorded as 11[20].
  • Wigtownshire's catalog code is recorded as WGT[21].
  • Wigtownshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.833333333333, 'lon': -4.75}[22].
  • Wigtownshire's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028wz7[23].
  • Wigtownshire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wigtownshire[24].
  • Wigtownshire's population is recorded as {'amount': '+26613'}[25].
  • Wigtownshire's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Wigtownshire's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

Body

Geography

Wigtownshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Wigtownshire is located in Dumfries and Galloway[3]. Wigtownshire's part of is recorded as Scotland[18].

Physical Characteristics

Wigtownshire's population is recorded as {'amount': '+26613'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include registration county[7], lieutenancy area of Scotland[8], Scottish district[9], shire of Scotland[10], and historic county of the United Kingdom[11].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 11[20] and WGT[21].

Why It Matters

Wigtownshire draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (registration_county category, ranking #15 of 21).[2] Wigtownshire has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Wigtownshire is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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