Guatemala City

Summary

Guatemala City is a city^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Guatemala City is located in Guatemala Department^[3].
• Guatemala City is in the country of Guatemala^[4].
• Guatemala City's head of government is recorded as Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus^[5].
• Guatemala City is on the continent of North America^[6].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as municipality of Guatemala^[8].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as largest city^[10].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as national capital^[11].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[12].
• Guatemala City's official language is recorded as Spanish^[13].
• Guatemala City's shares border with is recorded as Villa Nueva^[14].
• Guatemala City's shares border with is recorded as Mixco^[15].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[16].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as San José^[17].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tegucigalpa^[18].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Juliaca^[19].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mexico City^[20].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Madrid^[21].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santa Cruz de Tenerife^[22].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santo Domingo^[23].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kfar Saba^[24].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saltillo^[25].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Monterrey^[26].
• Guatemala City's postal code is recorded as 1001–1073^[27].

Body

Geography

Guatemala City is in the country of Guatemala^[4]. It is located in Guatemala Department^[3]. It is on the continent of North America^[6]. It is part of Central Highlands of Guatemala^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1213651'}^[29] and {'amount': '+994938'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], municipality of Guatemala^[8], big city^[9], largest city^[10], national capital^[11], and human settlement^[12].

History and Context

July 25, 1524 marks the founding of Guatemala City^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Guatemala City include La Aurora International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Guatemala^[34], founded in 1930^[35].

Why It Matters

Guatemala City has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include La Aurora International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Guatemala^[34], founded in 1930^[35].