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Liège

Western Europe

Liege is a city and municipality in the Belgian region of Wallonia, and the capital of the eponymous province. It sits in the valley of the Meuse in the east of Belgium, not far from the Netherlands and Germany, where the Meuse meets the river Ourthe; part of Wallonia's former industrial backbone, the sillon industriel, it remains the region's principal economic and cultural centre.

Facts
Population
749,110 1
Area (sq km)
69.39 2
Founding Year
9th century 2
Population Estimate Year
2022 2
Elevation (m)
66 3
Latitude
50.639722 degrees north 2
Longitude
5.570556 degrees east 2
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Source Wikidata: Fabrique d'armes Émile et Léon Nagant
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1. Liege (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, population
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population of 749,110
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2. Wikidata: Liège
  • Wikidata Q3992, P31 city/municipality class verified (w-bbfill-business8-0927)
  • Wikidata Q3992 P571
  • Part Of: Belgium
  • On Continent: Europe
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3. Liege (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 50.639722, longitude 5.570556
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 66 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 69.39 sq km
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikidata, confirms city and jurisdiction
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