Fortaleza
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Summary
Fortaleza is a municipality of Brazil[1]. Fortaleza ranks in the top 0.23% of municipality of brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,540 views/month, #11 of 4,882).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ceará[4]
- Country: Brazil[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Riacho Pajeú[6], Atlantic Ocean[7]
- Shares border with: Aquiraz[8], Eusébio[9], Itaitinga[10], Pacatuba[11], Maracanaú[12], Caucaia[13]
- Anthem: anthem of the Municipality of Fortaleza[14]
- Named after: Fort Schoonenborch[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Regional Executive Secretariat 1[16], Regional Executive Secretariat 2[17], Regional Executive Secretariat 3[18], Regional Executive Secretariat 4[19], Regional Executive Secretariat 5[20], Regional Executive Secretariat 6[21], Regional Executive Secretariat 7[22], Regional Executive Secretariat 8[23], Regional Executive Secretariat 9[24], Regional Executive Secretariat 10[25], Regional Executive Secretariat 11[26], Regional Executive Secretariat 12[27]
- Flag: flag of Fortaleza[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Miami Beach[29], Racine[30]
- Legislative body: Municipal Chamber of Fortaleza[31]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Fortaleza[32]
- Postal code: 60000-000[33]
- Part of: Greater Fortaleza[34]
- Commons category: Fortaleza[35]
- Patron saint: Our Lady of the Assumption[36]
- Local dialing code: 85[37]
- Inception: April 13, 1726[38]
- Official website: http://www.fortaleza.ce.gov.br/[39]
- IPA transcription: foxtaˈlezɐ[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fortaleza[41]
- Commons gallery: Fortaleza[42]
- Described at URL: https://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/en/Fortaleza.1024c[43]
- Human Development Index: 0.754[44]
- Population: 2,591,188[45], 1,768,637[46], 1,954,656[47], 2,431,415[48], 2,452,185[49], 2,686,612[50], 2,703,391[51], 2,428,708[52], 2,578,483[53], 2,473,614[54], 2,476,589[55], 2,500,194[56], 2,505,552[57], 2,551,806[58]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Fortaleza include Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Brazil[61] and Greater Fortaleza[62], a metropolitan region in Brazil[63], in Brazil[64].
Why It Matters
Fortaleza has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Fortaleza is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for Fortaleza include Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Brazil[61] and Greater Fortaleza[62], a metropolitan region in Brazil[63], in Brazil[64].