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Oldham

Total population

110,718

Coordinates53.54°, -2.11°

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City facts

Overview

Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Rochdale, and 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Manchester City Centre. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 242,003 in 2021.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
53.5416
Longitude
-2.1148
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.75
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,005

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
8,505
Avg daily Wikipedia views
284
Attention level
Modest

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Books about Oldham

Oldham centenary
Oldham (England). Council. · 1949
The Oldham file
Oldham (England). Estates Department. · 1976
The Oldham syllabus of religious instruction
Oldham (England). County Council. · 1963
Official street plan
Oldham (England). Council. · 1984
The whole proceedings before the coroner's inquest at Oldham, &c., on the body of John Lees, who died of sabre wounds at Manchester, August 16, 1819
Oldham (England). Coroner · 1820
John Holt of Oldham, England, and his complete American descendants, 1802-1972
Robert Mark Baldwin · 1985
Religious education
Oldham (England). Education Committee. · 1989
Economic development strategy
Oldham (England). Borough Council. · 1998

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Official Identifiers

ONS — UK Office for National Statistics

ONS code
osgb4000000074342449
Local type
Town
Region
North West

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
  • • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names