Doncaster is a city in South Yorkshire, England, named after the River Don. It is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough and the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield, noted for its racing and railway history. It sits in the Don Valley on the western edge of the Humberhead Levels and east of the Pennines. It had a population of 87,455 at the 2021 census, while its built-up area had a population of 160,220 and the wider metropolitan borough had a population of 308,100.
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Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Latitude53.522778 degrees north 2 Sources
1. Doncaster (Wikipedia)
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It had a population of 87,455 at the 2021 census, whilst its built-up area had a population of 160,220, and the wider metropolitan borough had a population of 308,100.
- In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Doncaster (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 53.522778, longitude -1.1325
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 15 m
P2046 (area)
area 43.5 sq km
View the SourceWikidata: Doncaster
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