Guatemala City

Summary

Guatemala City is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,127 views/month).^[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's image is recorded as Buildings in Guatemala City.jpg^[6].
• Guatemala City's continent is recorded as North America^[7].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as municipality of Guatemala^[9].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as largest city^[11].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as national capital^[12].
• Guatemala City's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[13].
• Guatemala City's official language is recorded as Spanish^[14].
• Guatemala City's flag image is recorded as Bandera de la Ciudad de Guatemala.svg^[15].
• Guatemala City's shares border with is recorded as Villa Nueva^[16].
• Guatemala City's shares border with is recorded as Mixco^[17].
• Guatemala City's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Guatemala City (Colonial).svg^[18].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[19].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as San José^[20].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tegucigalpa^[21].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Juliaca^[22].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mexico City^[23].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Madrid^[24].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santa Cruz de Tenerife^[25].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santo Domingo^[26].
• Guatemala City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kfar Saba^[27].

Body

Geography

Guatemala City is in the country of Guatemala^[4]. It is located in Guatemala Department^[3]. Its continent is recorded as North America^[7]. Its part of is recorded as 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^[8], municipality of Guatemala^[9], big city^[10], largest city^[11], national capital^[12], and human settlement^[13].

History and Context

+1524-07-25T00:00:00Z 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 ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,127 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

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