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Leeds

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Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. 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
536,280 1
Area (sq km)
111.6 1
Founding Year
1207 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
63 1
Latitude
53.7975 degrees north 1
Longitude
1.54361 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 2
Connections

Associated With

England, States or Territories

leeds is associated with england.

Source Leeds (Wikipedia)
United Kingdom, Countries
Source Leeds (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Benjamin Henry Latrobe

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Site Of

Fenton, Murray and Jackson

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Source Fenton, Murray and Jackson (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [headquartered-in]
Quote, Lead sentence [headquartered-in]
off Water Lane in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Jet2.com

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Source Wikipedia: Jet2.comtier 2
Leeds Co-operative Society

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Source Wikidata: Leeds Co-operative Societytier 2
Leeds United Football Club Limited

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Source Wikidata: Leeds United Football Club Limitedtier 2
Silver Cross

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William Herschel

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Source William Herschel (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
After Newcastle, he moved to Leeds and Halifax where he was the first organist at St John the Baptist church (now Halifax Minster).
University of Leeds

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Source University of Leeds (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Leeds Rhinos

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Source Leeds Rhinos (Wikipedia)Lead
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are a professional rugby league club in Leeds
Sources
1. Leeds (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    536,280
  • Infobox: population_ref
    (2021 estimate; ONS)
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    111.6
  • Infobox, Elevation (city centre)
    206 feet (63 m)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    53.79750N 1.54361W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    53.79750N 1.54361W
  • Infobox, Borough created
    1207
  • Associated With: United Kingdom, Infobox, Country
    United Kingdom
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Leeds - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2644688
    53.79648 -1.54785 P PPLA2 GB ENG H3 536280 50 Europe/London
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 50 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 53.75, -1.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, -1.75
53.75 -1.75 Cfb
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Wikidata: Leeds
Wikidata Q39121, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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