Arecibo

Summary

Arecibo is a municipality of Puerto Rico^[1]. Arecibo draws 593 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_puerto_rico category, ranking #8 of 76).^[2]

Key Facts

• Arecibo is located in Puerto Rico^[3].
• Arecibo is in the country of United States^[4].
• Arecibo's instance of is recorded as municipality of Puerto Rico^[5].
• Arecibo's capital is recorded as Arecibo barrio-pueblo^[6].
• Arecibo's capital is recorded as Arecibo^[7].
• Arecibo's shares border with is recorded as Hatillo^[8].
• Arecibo's shares border with is recorded as Utuado^[9].
• Arecibo's shares border with is recorded as Ciales^[10].
• Arecibo's shares border with is recorded as Florida^[11].
• Arecibo's shares border with is recorded as Barceloneta^[12].
• Arecibo's postal code is recorded as 00612^[13].
• Arecibo's postal code is recorded as 00613^[14].
• Arecibo's postal code is recorded as 00614^[15].
• Arecibo's Commons category is recorded as Arecibo, Puerto Rico^[16].
• Arecibo's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[17].
• Arecibo's local dialing code is recorded as 787^[18].
• January 1, 1616 marks the founding of Arecibo^[19].
• Arecibo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 18.470555555556, 'lon': -66.720833333333}^[20].
• Arecibo's official website is recorded as http://pr.near-place.com/arecibo^[21].
• Arecibo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arecibo, Puerto Rico^[22].
• Arecibo's Commons gallery is recorded as Arecibo^[23].
• Arecibo has a population of {'amount': '+96440'}^[24].
• Arecibo has a population of {'amount': '+89648'}^[25].
• Arecibo has a population of {'amount': '+87754'}^[26].
• Arecibo's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Arecibo is in the country of United States^[4]. Arecibo is located in Puerto Rico^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Arecibo covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46.490472'}^[28]. Arecibo sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+96440'}^[24], {'amount': '+89648'}^[25], and {'amount': '+87754'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Arecibo's instance of is recorded as municipality of Puerto Rico^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1616 marks the founding of Arecibo^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Arecibo include Arecibo Observatory^[30], an astronomical observatory^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1963^[33] and Arecibo Radio Telescope^[34], a radio telescope^[35], in Puerto Rico^[36].

Why It Matters

Arecibo draws 593 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_puerto_rico category, ranking #8 of 76).^[2] Arecibo has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Arecibo is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Arecibo include Arecibo Observatory^[30], an astronomical observatory^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1963^[33] and Arecibo Radio Telescope^[34], a radio telescope^[35], in Puerto Rico^[36].