Jonestown

Summary

Jonestown is a human settlement^[1]. Jonestown ranks in the top 0.0028% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,634 views/month, #1 of 35,923).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jonestown is located in Barima-Waini^[3].
• Jonestown is in the country of Guyana^[4].
• Jonestown's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[5].
• Jonestown's instance of is recorded as intentional community^[6].
• Jonestown's founder is recorded as Peoples Temple^[7].
• Jonestown's founder is recorded as Jim Jones^[8].
• Jim Jones is named after Jonestown^[9].
• Peoples Temple is named after Jonestown^[10].
• Jonestown took place at Port Kaituma^[11].
• Jonestown's Commons category is recorded as Jonestown, Guyana^[12].
• Jonestown's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[13].
• Jonestown's occupant is recorded as Peoples Temple^[14].
• Jonestown's occupant is recorded as Jim Jones^[15].
• 1974 marks the founding of Jonestown^[16].
• Jonestown's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.704961, 'lon': -59.90614}^[17].
• Jonestown's significant event is recorded as Jonestown massacre^[18].
• Jonestown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jonestown^[19].
• Jonestown's category for people who died here is recorded as Q108532742^[20].
• Jonestown's different from is recorded as Jonestown^[21].
• Jonestown covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.4'}^[22].

Body

Geography

Jonestown is in the country of Guyana^[4]. Jonestown is located in Barima-Waini^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Jonestown covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.4'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement^[5] and intentional community^[6].

History and Context

1974 marks the founding of Jonestown^[16]. Things named after include Jim Jones^[9], a murderer^[23], 1931–1978^[24], of United States^[25], awarded the premio Martin Luther King, Jr.^[26] and Peoples Temple^[10], a new religious movement^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1955^[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jonestown include Jonestown massacre^[30], a cult suicide^[31], in Guyana^[32].

Why It Matters

Jonestown ranks in the top 0.0028% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,634 views/month, #1 of 35,923).^[2] Jonestown has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Jonestown is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Jonestown include Jonestown massacre^[30], a cult suicide^[31], in Guyana^[32].