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Chelmsford

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Chelmsford is a city in Essex, England, and the county town of Essex. It is one of three cities in the county, along with Colchester and Southend-on-Sea, and lies about 31 miles northeast of Charing Cross in London and 22 miles southwest of Colchester. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 110,625, and the city gives its name to the wider Chelmsford local government district, which also covers an extensive surrounding area.

Facts
Population
115,369 1
Area (sq km)
25.7 1
Population Estimate Year
2016 1
Elevation (m)
32 1
Latitude
51.7361 degrees north 1
Longitude
0.4798 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 2
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1. Chelmsford (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 115,369 (2016)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.7361, longitude 0.4798
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 32 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 25.7 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 115369 (2016)
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2. GeoNames: Chelmsford - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2653266
    51.73575 0.46958 P PPLA2 GB ENG E4 22UF 111511 33 Europe/London
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 33 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 0.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 0.25
51.75 0.25 Cfb
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Chelmsford (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Chelmsford () is a city in Essex, England.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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