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Chester

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Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales. It had a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester, and is the historic county town of Cheshire, the second-largest settlement in the county after Warrington.

Facts
Population
92,760 1
Area (sq km)
23.6 2
Founding Year
79 2
Latitude
53.2 degrees north 2
Longitude
2.883333 degrees west 2
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Sources
1. Chester (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead paragraph, population
    population of 92,760
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Chester (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +0079-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 53.2, longitude -2.883333
  • P2046 (area)
    area 23.6 sq km
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Wikidata: Chester
Wikidata Q170263, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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