Lima

Summary

Lima is a city^[1]. Lima ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,468 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lima was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Lima is located in Lima^[4].
• Lima is in the country of Peru^[5].
• Lima is on the body of water Rímac River^[6].
• Lima's head of government is recorded as Rafael López-Aliaga^[7].
• Lima's head of government is recorded as Miguel Romero Sotelo^[8].
• Lima's image is recorded as Plaza Mayor de Lima-1.jpg^[9].
• Lima's continent is recorded as South America^[10].
• Lima's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Lima's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Lima's instance of is recorded as geographical feature^[13].
• Lima's instance of is recorded as megacity^[14].
• Lima's instance of is recorded as largest city^[15].
• Lima's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[16].
• Lima's flag image is recorded as Flag of Lima.svg^[17].
• Lima's anthem is recorded as Himno de Lima^[18].
• Lima's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Lima.svg^[19].
• Lima's founder is recorded as Francisco Pizarro^[20].
• Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami^[21].
• Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Akhisar^[22].
• Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cleveland^[23].
• Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pescara^[24].
• Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as San José^[25].
• Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bordeaux^[26].
• Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[27].

Body

Geography

Lima is in the country of Peru^[5]. Lima is located in Lima^[4]. Lima is on the body of water Rímac River^[6]. Lima's continent is recorded as South America^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+9674755'}^[28], {'amount': '+9943800'}^[29], {'amount': '+8574974'}^[30], {'amount': '+7819436'}^[31], {'amount': '+26400'}^[32], and {'amount': '+56600'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[11], big city^[12], geographical feature^[13], megacity^[14], largest city^[15], and administrative territorial entity^[16].

History and Context

+1535-01-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lima^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lima include Lima metropolitan area^[35], a metropolitan area^[36], in Peru^[37]; Lima Group^[38], a contact group^[39], in Venezuela^[40], founded in 2017^[41], headquartered in Lima^[42]; and Lima syndrome^[43], a psychological phenomenon^[44].

Why It Matters

Lima ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,468 views/month).^[2] Lima has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Lima is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Lima include Lima metropolitan area^[35], a metropolitan area^[36], in Peru^[37]; Lima Group^[38], a contact group^[39], in Venezuela^[40], founded in 2017^[41], headquartered in Lima^[42]; and Lima syndrome^[43], a psychological phenomenon^[44].