Callao

Summary

Callao is a city^[1]. Callao ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Callao is located in Constitutional Province of Callao^[3].
• Callao is in the country of Peru^[4].
• Callao is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Callao's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Callao's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Callao's instance of is recorded as seaport^[8].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Valparaíso^[9].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paita^[10].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santa Fe^[11].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sioux City^[12].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Veracruz^[13].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cartagena^[14].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Boryspil^[15].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ordizia^[16].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nagoya^[17].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oakland^[18].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quanzhou^[19].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Constanța^[20].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cádiz^[21].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Panama City^[22].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mayagüez^[23].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Germán^[24].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergen^[25].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Acapulco de Juárez^[26].
• Callao's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yokohama^[27].

Body

Geography

Callao is in the country of Peru^[4]. Callao is located in Constitutional Province of Callao^[3]. Callao is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+567702'}^[28], {'amount': '+537377'}^[29], and {'amount': '+415888'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], and seaport^[8].

History and Context

March 6, 1537 marks the founding of Callao^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Callao include Callao^[32], an unincorporated community^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1860^[35] and Avenida Callao^[36], a street^[37], in Argentina^[38].

Why It Matters

Callao ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month).^[2] Callao has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Callao is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Callao include Callao^[32], an unincorporated community^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1860^[35] and Avenida Callao^[36], a street^[37], in Argentina^[38].