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Bangor is a city and community located in Gwynedd, Wales, within the United Kingdom. It serves as the capital of the District of Arfon and lies in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The area covers 648.57 square units and has an elevation of approximately 23 to 26 meters.
The city’s population is recorded as 16,358 in one dataset and 18,322 in another. It operates in the Greenwich Mean Time zone and uses the LL57 postal code and 01248 local dialing code. Bangor is twinned with Soest.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bangor
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 18,322
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Bangor
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 13725
- Area
- 648.57
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Capital of
- District of Arfon
- Official website
- bangorcitycouncil.gov.wales
- Image
- Bangor from Bangor-mountain.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01248
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- twinned administrative body
- Soest
- Commons category
- Bangor, Gwynedd
- topic's main category
- Category:Bangor, Gwynedd
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Bangor
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Bangor, Gwynedd
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Bangor, Gwynedd
- Commons gallery
- Bangor
- OS grid reference
- SH580722
- postal code
- LL57
- historic county
- Caernarfonshire
- P8168
- Miercurea Sibiului
- P12749
- Ezekiel Kemboi
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Encyclopedic overview
Bangor (/ˈbæŋɡɔːr/, /-ɡər/; Welsh: [ˈbaŋɡɔr] ) is a cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Historically part of Caernarfonshire, the community had a population of 15,060 at the 2021 census, and the built-up area had a population of 16,990. Landmarks include Bangor Cathedral, Bangor University and Garth Pier. The Britannia and Menai Suspension bridges connect the city to the Isle of Anglesey.
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