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Hereford

Northern Europe

Hereford is a cathedral city and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Wye, about 16 miles east of the border with Wales, 23 miles northwest of Gloucester and 24 miles southwest of Worcester. With a population of 61,900 in 2024 it is the largest settlement in Herefordshire. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
53,113 1
Area (sq km)
17.1 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Latitude
52.056389 degrees north 1
Longitude
2.716111 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 2
Sources
1. Hereford (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 53,113 (2021)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 52.056389, longitude -2.716111
  • P2046 (area)
    area 17.1 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 53113 (2021)
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2. GeoNames: Hereford - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2647074
    52.05684 -2.71482 P PPLA2 GB ENG F7 00GA240 60415 61 Europe/London
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 61 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 52.25, -2.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.25, -2.75
52.25 -2.75 Cfb
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Hereford (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Hereford ( HERR-if-ərd) is a cathedral city and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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