List of long place names
This is a list of long place names .
Single-word names
25 letters or more
Location
Language
Translation
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (85 letters); Short form: Taumata
Hill in North Island , New Zealand
Māori
"The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one". Note: Listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest official place name in the world.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (58 characters); Short forms: Llanfair PG, Llanfairpwll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll The 58 characters include 7 digraphs, so it consists of only 51 letters in the Welsh language.
Village on the isle of Anglesey , Wales , United Kingdom
Welsh
"The church of St Mary at the pool of the white hazels near the fierce whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave." Note: The longest official one-word place name in Europe, it is also the longest name for a settlement .
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (45 letters); Short forms: Lake Chaubunagungamaug;[ 1] Webster Lake
Lake in Webster , Massachusetts , United States
Nipmuc
"Fishing Place at the Boundaries – Neutral Meeting Grounds".[ 2] Believed to be the longest official one-word place name in the United States.
Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein (44 letters)
Farm in the North West province of South Africa
Afrikaans
"The spring where two buffaloes were shot stone-dead with one shot".
Notes: The longest one-word place name in Africa. Located near the place "Putfontein" (pit spring).[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Name
No.
Location
Language
Translation
Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä
35
Bog region in Lapland , Finland
Finnish (northern dialect)
Unknown etymology, probably gibberish (see entry for more). Notes: The longest official one-word place name in Finland, the third-longest (including names with spaces or hyphens) in Europe and since 2020 the longest official place name in European Union (before Brexit this record was held by Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch ).
Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik
31
Lake in Manitoba , Canada
Cree
"Where the wild trout are caught by fishing with hooks". Note: The longest official one-word placename in Canada.[ 7]
Nondraisilisilinayalewatonga[ 8]
28
A stream in Viti Levu , Fiji
Fijian
Andorijidoridaraemihansumbau
28
Street in Bukpyeong-myeon, Jeongseon County , Gangwon Province , South Korea
Korean
Hangul : 안돌이지돌이다래미한숨바우 "A road so rocky and rough that even squirrels can't breathe enough."[ 9]
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
28
Village in Andhra Pradesh , India
Telugu
Telugu : వెంకటనరసింహరాజువారిపేట
"Venkatanarasimharaju's city". Note: The longest one-word placename in India.
Bovenendvankeelafsnysleegte
27
Farm in the Upper Karoo in South Africa
Afrikaans
"Upper end of throat-cut valley" ("hollow" may be more accurate than "valley").
Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya
26
A hill in South Australia , Australia
Pitjantjatjara
"Where the devil urinates". Note: The longest official one-word placename in Australia.[ 10]
Schmedeswurtherwesterdeich
26
A hamlet outside the village of Schmedeswurth , Schleswig-Holstein , Germany
German
"West levee of the smith's hill-village ".
Wereldtentoonstellingslaan
26
Avenue in Ganshoren , Brussels , Belgium
Dutch
"World Fair Avenue" Named after Brussels World Fair of 1958 .
Haaldersbroekerdwarsstraat
26
Street in Zaandam , Netherlands
Dutch
"Cross street in Haalderbroek".[ 11]
Bullaunancheathrairaluinn
25
Bullaun in County Galway , Ireland
Anglicisation of Irish
Irish: Ballán an Cheathrair Álainn .[ 12] "Bullaun of the Four Beauties". Believed to be the longest official one-word Irish-derived placename in Ireland.[ 12]
Noordhollandschkanaaldijk
25
Dike in Amsterdam , Netherlands
Dutch
"North Holland canal dike".[ 11]
Blindeliedengasthuissteeg
25
Alley in Dordrecht , Netherlands
Dutch
"Blind craftsmen guesthouse alley".[ 11]
Reijmerstokkerdorpsstraat
25
Street in Reijmerstok , Netherlands
Dutch
"Reijmerstok town road".[ 11]
Gasselterboerveenschemond
25
Hamlet in Drenthe , Netherlands
Dutch
"Delta of Gasselt's (surname) farmer's bog". Note: The longest official one-word place name in the Netherlands.
20–24 letters
Name
No.
Location
Language
Translation
Gasselternijveenschemond
24
Hamlet in Drenthe , Netherlands
Dutch
"Delta of Gasselt's (surname) new bog".
Nederokkerzeelsesteenweg
24
Street in Kortenberg municipality, Belgium
Dutch
”Nederokkerzeel stone road”.
Schuiferskapelsesteenweg
24
Street in Tielt municipality, Belgium
Dutch
”Schuiferskapelle stone road”.
Nyugatifelsőszombatfalva
24
Part of the village of Sâmbăta de Sus in Brașov county, Romania
Hungarian
"Western upper Saturday village" This name is no longer officially used as the settlement became part of the village Sâmbăta de Sus (or Felsőszombatfalva in Hungarian).[ 13]
Staronizhestebliyevskaya
24
Stanitsa in Krasnodar Krai , Russia
Russian
"The old settlement named after Nizhne-Stebliyevskiy kurin (of Zaporizhian Sich )" The name of the kurin means "the lower one named after Stebliv ". In Cyrillic alphabet: Старонижестеблиевская (21 letters).
Nggiringgirinatanggalulu[ 8]
24
A stream in Viti Levu , Fiji
Fijian
Verkhnenovokutlumbetyevo
24
Village in Orenburg Oblast , Russia
Russian
The upper new settlement named after Kutlumbet (a Turkic male personal name). In Cyrillic alphabet: Верхненовокутлумбетьево (23 letters and yers ). Believed to be the longest one-word name of a settlement in Russia.[ 14]
Onafhankelijkheidsplein [ 15] [ 16]
23
Central square in Paramaribo , Suriname
Dutch
"Independence Square".
Kvernbergsundsødegården [ 17]
23
Ringerike , Buskerud , Norway
Norwegian
"The Deserted Farm of The Mill Mountain Strait".
Narasimhanaickenpalayam
23
Village near Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu , India
Tamil
Named after Lord Narsimha (Lord Vishnu); a temple is in Narasimhanaickenpalayam.
Gotthelffriedrichsgrund [de ]
23
Mittelsachsen , Germany
German
Translation: "Gotthelf Friedrich 's ground".[ 18]
Nizhnenovokutlumbetyevo
23
Village in Matveyevsky District , Orenburg Oblast, Russia
Russian
"The lower new settlement named after Kutlumbet (a Turkic male personal name)" In Cyrillic alphabet: Нижненовокутлумбетьево (22 letters and yers)
Nunathloogagamiutbingoi
23
Beach on the coast of Nunivak Island in Bethel Census Area , Alaska
Nunivak Cup'ig .
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur
23
Municipality in Iceland
Icelandic
"Cool Edge's Shore's Municipality".
Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður
23
Municipality in Iceland
Icelandic
Seyðisfjörður municipality
Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður
23
Municipality in Iceland
Icelandic
Named after Þuríður[clarification needed ] , the affix means a municipality.
Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður
23
Municipality in Iceland
Icelandic
"Harbor fjord municipality".
Yamagawahamachiyogamizu
23
Ibusuki , Kagoshima , Japan
Japanese
"Beach of the children's water in the mountains and river region" (located near Yamagawaokachiyogamizu). In Japanese characters (hiragana): やまがわはまちよがみず (11 kana). In Chinese characters (kanji): 山川浜児ヶ水 (6 kanji).
Harinxmakanaalspoorbrug
23
Leeuwarden , Netherlands
Dutch
"Railway bridge over the Van Harinxmakanaal".[ 19]
Vilgiskoddeoayvinyarvi
22
Murmansk , Russia
Saami
Translation: "Lake by the mountain of the great white reindeer" or "Lake under wolf mountain".[ 20] In Cyrillic alphabet: Вильгискоддеоайвинъярви (24 letters).
Koopvaardersschutsluis
22
Lock in Den Helder , Netherlands
Dutch
"Merchant lock with gates".
Westerkanaalschutsluis
22
Leeuwarden , Netherlands
Dutch
"Lock with gates over the Westerkanaal".[ 19]
Kuchistiniwamiskahikan
22
Island in Quebec , Canada
Cree
The island where boats entering the bay.[ 22] Notes: The longest official one-word placename in Quebec.[ 7]
Parangaricutirimicuaro
22
City in Michoacán , Mexico
Purépecha
The word itself is a kind of tongue-twister , similar to the English "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ". Notes: The longest placename in Mexico. The village, now known as Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, is also called San Juan, Nuevo San Juan, and Parangaricutiro.
Drehideenglashanatooha [citation needed ]
22
Bridge in County Tipperary , Ireland
Anglicisation of Irish
Droichidín Glaise na Tuaithe , "Little Bridge of the Tribe's Green".
Muckanaghederdauhaulia
22
Townland in Kilcummin, County Galway , Ireland
Anglicisation of Irish
Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile , Piggery between two briny places" Formerly regarded as the longest placename (spelled in English) in Ireland (22 letters), it has been superseded by awareness of longer names.
Gijzelbrechtegemstraat
22
Street in Gijzelbrechtegem , Anzegem municipality, Belgium
Dutch
Gijzelbrechtegem street.
Yamagawaokachiyogamizu
22
Ibusuki , Kagoshima , Japan
Japanese
"Hill of the children's water in the mountains and river region" (located near Yamagawahamachiyogamizu). In Japanese characters (hiragana): やまがわおかちよがみず (11 kana). In Chinese characters (kanji): 山川岡児ヶ水 (6 kanji).
Schaufelbergerstrasse
21
Street in Zürich , Switzerland
German
"Shovel hill street"
Schoonslaapsterstraat
21
Street in Brussels , Belgium
Dutch
Sleeping Beauty Street French: rue de la Belle-au-Bois-Dormant
Gschlachtenbretzingen [de ]
21
Suburb of Michelbach an der Bilz , Schwäbisch Hall , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Swabian German
"fertile Bretzingen" (as opposed to neighbouring Rauhenbretzingen, "rough Bretzingen"). Note: The contraction of the "ge-" prefix to "g-" is a feature of Swabian. The name is therefore occasionally written in standard German as "Geschlachtenbretzingen" (22 letters).[ 18]
Saaranpaskantamasaari
21
Small uninhabited island in Lake Onkamojärvi in northeastern Finland
Finnish
"An island shat by Saara".
Naivutuvutunivakalolo[ 8]
21
A stream in Fiji
Fijian
Nemesboldogasszonyfa
20
Part of Alsópáhok , a village in Zala County , Hungary
Hungarian
"Village of the noble blessed virgin".
Eexterveenschekanaal
20
Village in Aa en Hunze municipality, Drenthe , Netherlands
Dutch
"Channel through the peat of Eext " or "Channel of Eexterveen".
Jászfelsőszentgyörgy
20
Village in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County , Hungary
Hungarian
"Upper St. George in Jászság ".
Siemieniakowszczyzna
20
Village in Hajnówka County , Poland
Polish
"Ground of Siemieniak" (lit. "Siemieniakishness").
Tissvassklumptjønnin
20
Lierne , Trøndelag , Norway
Norwegian
"The Slow Freezing Water's Lump Ponds" ("Klump" here means "mountain").
Vanhankaupunginselkä
20
Finland
Finnish
"Old City Bay".
Mittelschaeffolsheim
20
Small village in Alsace , France
Alsatian
"In the middle of Schaeffol's hamlet".
Niederschaeffolsheim
20
Small village in Alsace , France
Alsatian
"Under Schaeffol's hamlet".
Oostrozebeeksestraat
20
Street between Hulste and Oostrozebeke , Belgium
Dutch
Oostrozebeke street
Tálknafjarðarhreppur
20
Municipality in Iceland
Icelandic
"Tálknafjörður's shire".
Schaffhauserrheinweg
20
Street in Basel , Switzerland
German.
"Schaffhauser Rhine road".[ 23]
Nggaravandungundungu (Point)[ 8]
20
Point in Kadavu Island , Fiji
14–19 letters
Name
No.
Location
Language
Translation
Vopnafjarðarhreppur
19
Municipality in Iceland
Icelandic
"Weapon Fjord Municipality"
Annerveenschekanaal
19
Village in Aa en Hunze municipality, Drenthe , Netherlands
Dutch
"Channel through the peat of Annen " or " Channel of Annerveen"
Cadibarrawirracanna
19
Lake in South Australia , Australia
Arabana
"The stars were dancing”.
Newtownmountkennedy
19
Village in County Wicklow , Ireland
English
"New town in the manor of Mount Kennedy". Also spelled Newtown Mountkennedy or Newtown Mount Kennedy .[ 24]
Cottonshopeburnfoot
19
Hamlet in Northumberland , England
English
"The end of the Cottonshope Burn" (a tributary that flows into the River Rede).
Nyugotszenterzsébet
19
Small village in Baranya , Hungary
Hungarian
"Western St. Elizabeth".
Balatonszentgyörgy
19
Village in Somogy County , Hungary
Hungarian
"St. George by Balaton ".
Kirkjubæjarklaustur
19
Village in the Skaftárhreppur municipality, Iceland
Icelandic
"Church farm monastery".
Jászalsószentgyörgy
19
Village in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County , Hungary
Hungarian
"Lower St. George in Jászság ."
Krammerjachtensluis
19
Lock on the Grevelingenmeer , Netherlands
Dutch
"Lock on the river Krammer of the hunt".[ 25]
Staromikhaylovskoye
19
Village in Kaluga Oblast , Russia
Russian
Hrunamannahreppur
19
Municipality in Iceland
Icelandic
Warm geyser municipality.
Johanngeorgenstadt
18
Mining town in Saxony , Germany
German
"City of John George ".
Kwigiumpainukamiut
18
Ghost town in Bethel Census Area , Alaska , United States
Yupik
Kristiinankaupunki
18
Town on the western coast of Finland
Finnish
"Christina's Town" (refers to Queen Christina of Sweden ).
Oberschaeffolsheim
18
Small village in Alsace , France
Alsatian
"Upper Schaeffol's home".
Obuladevaracheruvu
18
Village in Kadiri revenue division , Anantapuramu district , Andhra Pradesh , India
Telugu
Pietramontecorvino
18
Town in Apulia , Italy
Italian
"Stone of the Corvino mountain"
Thiruvananthapuram
18
Capital city of Kerala , India
Malayalam
"City of Lord Anantha".[ 26]
Breuschwickersheim
18
Village in Alsace , France
Alsatian
"Home of the vicar (living next to the) Bruche (river)".
Rhosllannerchrugog
18
Village in Wrexham County Borough , Wales
Welsh
"Moor of the Heathery Glade".
Often spelt with one N, following the original Welsh, but this spelling is in common use too.
The name includes 3 Welsh digraphs, so in Welsh it is only 15 letters long.
Prachaksinlapakhom
18
District (Amphoe ) in Udon Thani Province , Thailand
Thai
Named after Prince Prachaksinlapakhom, son of King Mongkut of Siam .
Tauberbischofsheim
18
City in Baden-Württemberg , Germany
German
"Home of the bishop (by the) Tauber (river)".
Kaldrananeshreppur
18
Municipality in Iceland
Icelandic
Possibly "Cold rune shire".
Blagoveshchenskoye
18
Several places in Russia and one in Kazakhstan
Russian
"Small city of good news"
Novokonstantinovka
18
Town in Bashkortostan , Russia
Russian
In Cyrillic: Новоконстантиновка.
Translation: "New settlement named after Konstantin".
Kurundugahahetekma
18
Galle district, Sri Lanka
Sinhala
"First mile post that has a cinnamon tree".
Andoharanomaintso
17
Town in Madagascar
Malagasy
"The place of green springs"
Civitacampomarano
17
Village in Molise , Italy
Italian
"Village of Marano field".
Georgsmarienhütte
17
Town near Osnabrück , Germany
German
“The town where King Georg of Hannover and his wife Marie built a steelwork.”
Gobichettipalayam
17
City in Tamil Nadu, India
Tamil
Kleinfeltersville
17
Unincorporated community in Heidelberg Township , Lebanon County , Pennsylvania , United States
Mooselookmeguntic
17
Populated place in Franklin County , Maine , United States
Abenaki
"Moose feeding place".
Hrunamannahreppur
17
Municipality in Iceland
Icelandic
"Warm geyser municipality".
Jazgarzewszczyzna
17
Village in Piaseczno County , Poland
Polish
"Jazgarzewski's estate".
Kirchheimbolanden
17
Town in Germany
German
Translation: "Home with a Church (near the municipality) Bolanden ".
Papahānaumokuākea
17
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands , United States
Hawaiian
Translation: unknown.
World's largest protected area (2016)
Qeqertarsuatsiaat
17
Sermersooq , Greenland
West Greenlandic
"Almost big island".
Skummeslövsstrand
17
Halland , Sweden
Swedish
"The inherited lot of the scutsman ", where scutsman comes from an old word for either taxman or hunter.[ 27] [page needed ]
Eggewaartskapelle
17
A town in Veurne municipality, Belgium
Dutch
"Eggewaart's chapel".
Tytsjerksteradiel
17
Municipality in the province of Friesland , Netherlands
West Frisian
Named after the town of Tytsjerk , which in turn has its name derived from a person named Tiete.
Starokostiantyniv
17
Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Ukrainian
Translation: "Old Constantine's town".
In Cyrillic: Старокостянтинів.
Bolshezingereyevo
17
Rural locality in Bashkortostan , Russia
Russian
Translation: Unknown.
In Cyrillic: Большезингереево.
Ateqanngitsorsuaq
17
Island in the Upernavik Archipelago in Greenland
Greenlandic
Translation: Unknown.
Schlënnermanescht
17
Village in Luxembourg
Luxembourgish
"Schlindermanderscheid" in German
Stokeinteignhead
16
Village in Devon , England
English
Small hamlet in the ten hides (Stoke is Anglo Saxon for village; Hide is an Anglo Saxon land unit). Later ten hides was corrupted to Teign - the name of a nearby river.[dubious – discuss ]
Ittoqqortoormiit
16
a village in Sermersooq , Greenland
East Greenlandic
It means "Big House dwellers"
Kombodinjamakkal
16
Town in Kerala , India
Malayalam
Roughly means defoliation , the short version is 'Kombody' or 'Kombodi'.
Combeinteignhead
16
Village in Devon, England
English
Doddiscombsleigh
16
Village in Devon, England
English
Woolfardisworthy
16
Two villages in Devon, England
English
Moretonhampstead
16
Town in Devon, England
English
Brzyskorzystewko
16
Village in Żnin County , Poland
Polish
Smaller Brzyskorzystew .
Skirsnemuniškiai
16
Village in Lithuania
Lithuanian
Place related to Skirsnemunė village (which comes from the German castle name Christmemel )
Baltramiejiškiai
16
Village in Lithuania
Lithuanian
Place of Bartholomew (Baltramiejus )
Barrancabermeja
15
City in Colombia
Spanish
Red curve
Castlecaulfield
15
Village in County Tyrone , Northern Ireland
English
Settlement for Castle Caulfield [ 28]
Maggieknockater
15
Hamlet in Banffshire , Scotland
English/Gaelic
Magh an Fhùcadair , meaning "field of the fuller" or "plain of the hilly ridge"
Michilimackinac
15
Region in Michigan
Ojibwe
Newtownhamilton
15
Village in County Armagh , Northern Ireland
English
Established by a Mr. Hamilton in the 1770s[ 29]
Piddletrenthide
15
Village in Dorset, England
English
Pronunciamiento
15
Village and municipality in Entre Ríos Province , Argentina
Spanish
"Pronouncement" (of Justo José de Urquiza in 1851, accepting the resignation of the governor of Buenos Aires Province Juan Manuel de Rosas )
Tiruvannamalai
14
A city in Tamil Nadu, India
Tamil
Roughly means great inaccessible mountain[ 30]
Afyonkarahisar
14
A province of Turkey located in Central Anatolia/Aegean Region
Turkish
Marcapomacocha
14
District in Junín , Peru
Quechua
Huarurumicocha
14
Lake in department of Cuzco , Peru
Quechua
Castrovirreyna
14
Town in department of Huancavelica , Peru
Quechua
Chacharramendi
14
Village in Utracán , La Pampa Province , Argentina
Basque
Named after an island in Spain (Txatxarramendi).
Christophersen
14
Village in Santa Fe Province , Argentina
Norwegian
Named after Peter Christophersen .
Chuquibambilla
14
Town in Apurímac , Peru
Quechua
Aguascalientes
14
City in Aguascalientes , Mexico
Spanish
Brzyskorzystew
14
Village in Żnin County , Poland
Polish
"Without benefit", describing a small and dried up water canal flowing through the village.[ 31]
Names with spaces or hyphens, by country
Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit (176 letters) Full name of Bangkok, Thailand
in Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยา มหาดิลกภพ นพรัตนราชธานีบูรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์ (132 letters + 7 spaces)
Some long Thai place names containing at least 20 letters are:
Bang Pakong Phrom Thep Rangsan (26 letters, 4 spaces) subdistrict municipality, Bang Pakong district , Chachoengsao province
Nikhom Sang Ton-eng Lam Dom Noi (25 letters, 1 hyphen, and 5 spaces) subdistrict, Sirindhorn district , Ubon Ratchathani province
Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat (23 letters and 3 spaces) district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan (23 letters and 3 spaces) district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province
Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang (23 letters and 3 spaces) subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District , Bangkok
Pak Phanang Fang Tawan Tok (22 letters and 4 spaces; lit. ' Western Pak Phanang ' ) subdistrict, Pak Phanang district , Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet (22 letters and 3 spaces) subdistrict, Mueang Chachoengsao district , Chachoengsao province
Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima (22 letters and 2 spaces) district, Nakhon Ratchasima province
Pak Phanang Fang Tawan Ok (21 letters and 4 spaces; lit. ' Eastern Pak Phanang ' ) subdistrict, Pak Phanang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen (21 letters and 3 spaces) subdistrict, Phasi Charoen district , Bangkok
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (21 letters and 3 spaces) province , district , and city municipality
Mueang Ubon Ratchathani (21 letters and 2 spaces) district, Ubon Ratchathani province
Khlong Udom Chonlachon (20 letters and 2 spaces) subdistrict, Mueang Chachoengsao district, Chachoengsao province
Mueang Samut Songkhram (20 letter and 2 spaces) district, Samut Songkhram province
Thung Kratat Phatthana (20 letters and 2 spaces) subdistrict, Nong Ki district , Buriram province
Dr. Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy Andhra Cricket Association–Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Cricket Stadium (96 letters),[ 32] longest place name in India.
Longest place names in Canada:
Local service district of Lethbridge, Morley's Siding, Brooklyn, Charleston, Jamestown, Portland, Winter Brook and Sweet Bay (80 letters, 87 non-space characters), Newfoundland and Labrador
United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde (61 letters, 68 non-space characters), usually shortened to Dysart, et al., Ontario
Uruguay: Muy Fiel y Reconquistadora Ciudad de San Felipe y Santiago de Montevideo (60 letters)
United Kingdom: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (48 letters, longest official name of a country)
Longest names for Great Britain localities (using the Index of Place Names )[ 33] and NI (using the OSNI Place Names dataset)[ 28] include:
England:
Scotland:
Ceann a Tuath Loch Baghasdail (29 characters)
Eastertown of Auchleuchries (27 characters)
Wales:
Northern Ireland
United States:
Argentina: Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre, Buenos Aires (40 letters)
Venezuela: Santiago de León de Caracas (23 letters)
Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (23 letters)
Some long U.S. place names appearing in the Geographic Names Information System are:[ 34]
Winchester-on-the-Severn , Maryland, and Washington-on-the-Brazos , Texas (21 letters, longest hyphenated place names in the U.S.)
Rancho Santa Margarita , California
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor , Maryland
Dalworthington Gardens , Texas
Little Harbor on the Hillsboro, Florida
Pops Hammock Seminole Village, Florida
Friendly Village of Crooked Creek, Georgia
Manchester-by-the-Sea , Massachusetts
Howey-in-the-Hills , Florida
The Village of Lakewood , Illinois
Little Diamond Island Landing, Maine
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque , New Mexico
Orchard Point at Piney Orchard, Maryland
Point Field Landing on the Severn, Maryland
Riverside Village of Church Creek, Maryland
Monmouth Heights at Manalapan , New Jersey
Staffordville Public Landing, New Jersey
Holly View Forest-Highland Park, North Carolina
The Village of Indian Hill , Ohio
Washington Court House , Ohio
Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota , Pennsylvania
The Landing at Plantation Point, South Carolina
Kinney and Gourlays Improved City Plat, Utah
Little Cottonwood Creek Valley , Utah
Marine on St. Croix , Minnesota
South Chicago Heights , Illinois
Grand View-on-Hudson , New York
Lake Norman of Catawba , North Carolina
The original name of Los Angeles , California, in 1781, was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula"; in English this means "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of Angels of the Porciúncula River ".[ 35]
The full, legal name of Santa Fe , New Mexico , is "La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís" ('the Royal Town of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi '). The full name is in both the seal and the flag of the city.
The longest names for communes in France are Saint-Remy-en-Bouzemont-Saint-Genest-et-Isson , Marne (45 characters including hyphens), Saint-Germain-de-Tallevende-la-Lande-Vaumont , Calvados (44 characters), and Beaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-Quitteur , Haute-Saône (43 characters).
The longest department name in France is Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (23 characters, including hyphens).
The longest place name in Austria is Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thaya (40 characters).
The longest street name in Hungary is Ferihegyi repülőtérre vezető út . It means "Road leading to the airport at Ferihegy" (28 characters)
The longest place name in Spain is Colinas del Campo de Martín Moro Toledano de Castilla y León , in the province of León (50 characters).
The longest place name in Finland is Semmonen niemi, jossa käärme koiraa pisti , in the municipality of Perho (36 characters, including a comma). The English translation is That cape where a snake bit the dog .
The longest municipality name in the Czech Republic is the name of Nová Ves u Nového Města na Moravě (33 characters, English translation: "New Village in near of New Town in Moravia ).
The longest single place name in Germany is Hellschen-Heringsand-Unterschaar in Schleswig-Holstein (32 characters). In the standard official naming scheme, however, villages are disambiguated by prefixing them with the name of the municipality they are part of. The longest official place name is therefore Michelbach an der Bilz-Gschlachtenbretzingen (40 characters).
The longest place names in Italy are Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore and San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore , with 30 letters, or it is Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino - Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße considering the official name both in Italian and German.
The longest place name in Israel[ 3] is כעביה-טבאש-חג'אג'רה (21 letters and 2 hyphens), a local council . it is named for the three Bedouin tribes who live there, Ka'abiyye, Tabbash and Hajajre.
The longest place names in Poland are Sobienie Kiełczewskie Pierwsze and Przedmieście Szczebrzeszyńskie , with 30 letters (including spaces).
The longest place name in the Netherlands is Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk (28 characters, including a hyphen). The longest street name is Laan van de landinrichtingscommissie Duiven-Westervoort in Duiven .[ 36] [ 37] [ 38]
The longest place name in Indonesia is the Sitaro Islands Regency , Kabupaten Kepulauan Siau Tagulandang Biaro (Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands), with 32 characters (including spaces). This is followed by Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency , with 26 characters and 23 letters.
The longest place name in Malaysia is Kampung Simpang Tiga Durian Chondong , with 36 characters (including spaces).
The municipality with the longest name in Brazil is Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade , with 32 characters (including spaces).
The municipality with the longest name in Mexico is Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional (49 characters).[ 39]
The longest place name in Mexico is San Pedro y San Pablo Tequixtepec (28 letters).
The longest city name in Argentina is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (30 letters).
Truth or Consequences is a spa city and the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.
Bellefontaine Neighbors , Missouri (22 letters) has the longest name of any incorporated place in the United States.
The longest name of a settlement in Russia with spaces (not counting official names of municipalities) is (in ISO 9 ) "posyolok Central'noj usad'by` sovkhoza imeni 40-letiya Velikogo Oktyabrya" (Russian : посёлок Центральной усадьбы совхоза имени 40-летия Великого Октября , 50 letters (if not counting the word posyolok/посёлок, which is a generic name for a settlement), and 2 digits, which would give another 6 letters). The English translation is a settlement of The Central Farmstead of the Sovkhoz named after the 40-years Anniversary of the Great October .
The longest hyphenated name of a settlement in Belgium is Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies (27 letters).
The longest hyphenated name of a settlement in Russia is Kremenchug-Konstantinovskoye (Кременчуг-Константиновское , 25 letters). The English translation is (new) Kremenchug named after Konstantin (a first settler) .
Putevaya Usadba 9 km zheleznoy dorogi Luostari–Nikel (Russian : Путевая Усадьба 9 км железной дороги Луостари–Никель) is a rural locality in Murmansk Oblast , Russia. It is located within the Arctic Circle . In English, the name translates to Track Homestead 9 km of Luostari-Nikel railway
The longest name of a settlement in Croatia is Gornje Mrzlo Polje Mrežničko (25 letters). The English translation is Upper cold field near Mrežnica .
The longest municipality name in the Philippines is General Salipada K. Pendatun (24 characters), named after the Mindanaoan general and senator of the same name.
See also
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