Cities

Oxford

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General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Oxford." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/oxford.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Oxford. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/oxford

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-oxford,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Oxford},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/oxford},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Oxford is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Founded in the eighth century, it was granted city status in 1542. It had a population of 166,034 in 2024.

Facts

Population

166,034 1

Area (sq km)

46 1

Population Estimate Year

2024 1

Elevation (m)

61 1

Latitude

51.75194 degrees north 1

Longitude

1.25778 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

United Kingdom

Source Oxford (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Also in Education Atlas: University of Oxford, part of this there.

Sources

1. Oxford (Wikipedia)

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Oxford is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

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