Antigua Guatemala

Summary

Antigua Guatemala is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,484 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Antigua Guatemala is located in Sacatepéquez Department^[3].
• Antigua Guatemala is in the country of Guatemala^[4].
• Antigua Guatemala's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Antigua Guatemala's instance of is recorded as municipality of Guatemala^[6].
• Antigua Guatemala's shares border with is recorded as San Antonio Aguas Calientes^[7].
• Antigua Guatemala's shares border with is recorded as Magdalena Milpas Altas^[8].
• Antigua Guatemala's shares border with is recorded as Santa Lucía Milpas Altas^[9].
• Antigua Guatemala's shares border with is recorded as Santa María de Jesús^[10].
• Antigua Guatemala's shares border with is recorded as Ciudad Vieja^[11].
• Antigua Guatemala's shares border with is recorded as Jocotenango^[12].
• Antigua Guatemala's shares border with is recorded as Pastores^[13].
• Antigua Guatemala's shares border with is recorded as San Bartolomé Milpas Altas^[14].
• Antigua Guatemala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zapopan^[15].
• Antigua Guatemala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xalapa^[16].
• Antigua Guatemala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Metepec^[17].
• Antigua Guatemala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coral Gables^[18].
• Antigua Guatemala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cancun^[19].
• Antigua Guatemala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Benito Juárez Municipality^[20].
• Antigua Guatemala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oaxaca de Juárez^[21].
• Antigua Guatemala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut^[22].
• Antigua Guatemala's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Felipe del Progreso Municipality^[23].
• Antigua Guatemala's postal code is recorded as 03001^[24].
• Antigua Guatemala is part of Antigua Guatemala^[25].
• Antigua Guatemala is part of Guatemala^[26].
• Antigua Guatemala is part of Sacatepéquez Department^[27].

Body

Geography

Antigua Guatemala is in the country of Guatemala^[4]. It is located in Sacatepéquez Department^[3]. Part of include it^[25]; Guatemala^[26], a sovereign state^[28], in Guatemala^[29], founded in 1821^[30]; and Sacatepéquez Department^[27], a department of Guatemala^[31], in Guatemala^[32], founded in 1839^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Antigua Guatemala sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1582'}^[34]. It has a population of {'amount': '+59091'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and municipality of Guatemala^[6]. Antigua Guatemala's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[36].

History and Context

January 1, 1543 marks the founding of Antigua Guatemala^[37].

Why It Matters

Antigua Guatemala ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,484 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]