Buenaventura

Summary

Buenaventura is a municipality of Colombia^[1]. Buenaventura ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Buenaventura was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Buenaventura is located in Valle del Cauca Department^[4].
• Buenaventura is in the country of Colombia^[5].
• Buenaventura is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].
• Buenaventura's instance of is recorded as municipality of Colombia^[7].
• Buenaventura's instance of is recorded as district of Colombia^[8].
• Buenaventura's founder is recorded as Juan Ladrillero^[9].
• Buenaventura's Commons category is recorded as Buenaventura^[10].
• Buenaventura's patron saint is recorded as Bonaventure^[11].
• July 14, 1540 marks the founding of Buenaventura^[12].
• Buenaventura's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 3.8772222222222, 'lon': -77.026666666667}^[13].
• Buenaventura's official website is recorded as http://www.buenaventura.gov.co/^[14].
• Buenaventura's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buenaventura^[15].
• Buenaventura has a population of {'amount': '+423927'}^[16].
• Buenaventura's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Buenaventura's category for people born here is recorded as Q9223737^[18].
• Buenaventura's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Bonaverense'}^[19].
• Buenaventura's different from is recorded as Buenaventura^[20].
• Buenaventura sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}^[21].
• Buenaventura covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6078'}^[22].
• Buenaventura's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Buenaventura^[23].

Body

Geography

Buenaventura is in the country of Colombia^[5]. Buenaventura is located in Valle del Cauca Department^[4]. Buenaventura is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Buenaventura covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6078'}^[22]. Buenaventura sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}^[21]. Buenaventura has a population of {'amount': '+423927'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality of Colombia^[7] and district of Colombia^[8].

History and Context

July 14, 1540 marks the founding of Buenaventura^[12].

Why It Matters

Buenaventura ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).^[2] Buenaventura has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] Buenaventura is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]