Guatemala City
capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala
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Summary
Guatemala City is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,482 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Guatemala Department[3]
- Country: Guatemala[4]
- Head of government: Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus[5]
- Continent: North America[6]
- Instance of: municipality of Guatemala[7], big city[8], largest city[9], national capital[10], human settlement[11]
- Official language: Spanish[12]
- Shares border with: Villa Nueva[13], Mixco[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Taipei[15], San José[16], Tegucigalpa[17], Juliaca[18], Mexico City[19], Madrid[20], Santa Cruz de Tenerife[21], Santo Domingo[22], Kfar Saba[23], Saltillo[24], Monterrey[25]
- Postal code: 1001–1073[26]
- Part of: Central Highlands of Guatemala[27]
- Commons category: Guatemala City[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC−06:00[29]
- Local dialing code: 2[30]
- Inception: July 25, 1524[31]
- Official website: http://www.muniguate.com/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Guatemala City[33]
- Commons gallery: Ciudad Guatemala[34]
- Population: 1,213,651[35], 994,938[36]
- Time of earliest written record: 1524[37]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41]
- Capital of: Guatemala[42], Federal Republic of Central America[43], Guatemala Department[44], State of Guatemala[45]
- Official name: Ciudad de Guatemala[46]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Guatemala City[47]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Guatemala City[48]
- Demonym: capitalino[49], capitalina[50], guatemalteco[51], guatemalteca[52], Gvatemalurbano[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Guatemala City include La Aurora International Airport[54], an international airport[55], in Guatemala[56], founded in 1930[57].
Why It Matters
Guatemala City has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for it include La Aurora International Airport[54], an international airport[55], in Guatemala[56], founded in 1930[57].