Opelousas

Summary

Opelousas is a city in the United States^[1]. Opelousas ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,397 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Opelousas is located in St. Landry Parish^[3].
• Opelousas is in the country of United States^[4].
• Opelousas's head of government is recorded as Julius Alsandor^[5].
• Opelousas's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Opelousas's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• Appalousa is named after Opelousas^[8].
• Opelousas's postal code is recorded as 70570^[9].
• Opelousas's postal code is recorded as 70571^[10].
• Opelousas's Commons category is recorded as Opelousas, Louisiana^[11].
• Opelousas's local dialing code is recorded as 337^[12].
• 1720 marks the founding of Opelousas^[13].
• Opelousas's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 30.533527777777778, 'longitude': -92.0815}^[14].
• Opelousas's official website is recorded as https://www.cityofopelousas.com/^[15].
• Opelousas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Opelousas, Louisiana^[16].
• Opelousas has a population of {'amount': '+23222'}^[17].
• Opelousas has a population of {'amount': '+15786'}^[18].
• Opelousas has a population of {'amount': '+16634'}^[19].
• Opelousas's capital of is recorded as St. Landry Parish^[20].
• Opelousas's official name is recorded as Opelousas^[21].
• Opelousas's motto text is recorded as Omnia ad Dei Gloriam^[22].
• Opelousas's motto text is recorded as All Things to the Glory of God.^[23].
• Opelousas's category for people born here is recorded as Q43889079^[24].
• Opelousas's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+6607'}^[25].
• Opelousas's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Opelousas, Louisiana^[26].
• Opelousas sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+21'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Opelousas is in the country of United States^[4]. Opelousas is located in St. Landry Parish^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+7.93'}^[28], {'amount': '+25.042068'}^[29], {'amount': '+25.034040'}^[30], and {'amount': '+0.008028'}^[31]. Opelousas sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+21'}^[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+23222'}^[17], {'amount': '+15786'}^[18], and {'amount': '+16634'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in the United States^[6] and county seat^[7].

History and Context

1720 marks the founding of Opelousas^[13]. Appalousa is named after Opelousas^[8].

Why It Matters

Opelousas ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,397 views/month).^[2] Opelousas has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Opelousas is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]