# Paita

> city in Piura, Peru

**Wikidata**: [Q1026270](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1026270)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paita)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/paita

## Summary
Paita is a city in the Piura region of Peru. It is the administrative capital of Paita Province and is located within Paita District; its population was recorded as 81,163 (preferred value) on 2017-10-22.

## Key Facts
- Paita is a city in Piura, Peru.  
- Paita is an instance of both "city" and "big city."  
- Paita is the capital of Paita Province.  
- Paita is also the capital of Paita District.  
- Country: Peru.  
- Located in: Paita District.  
- Coordinates: latitude −5.085164, longitude −81.113679.  
- Elevation above sea level: 350 metres.  
- Population (preferred): 81,163 (point in time: 2017-10-22).  
- Population (2007): 72,510 (point in time: 2007).  
- Population (2005): 69,391 (point in time: 2005).  
- Population (1993): 42,491 (point in time: 1993).  
- Population (1981): 18,749 (point in time: 1981).  
- Population (1961): 9,600 (point in time: 1961).  
- Population (1903): 3,500 (point in time: 1903).  
- Aliases: Payta; Паита.  
- UN/LOCODE: PEPAI.  
- Wikimedia Commons category: Paita.  
- Wikipedia title: Paita.  
- Wikipedia language editions (available): ar, arz, ay, ca, ceb, de, en, es, fa, fi, fr, it, lt, mdf, pl, pt, qu, ru, sh, uk, war, zh.  
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition (1911).  
- Image (representative): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MINISTRO_VALAKIVI_PARTICIPÓ_EN_EL_SIMULACRO_DE_RESPUESTA_ANTE_LA_LLEGADA_DEL_FENÓMENO_EL_NIÑO_EN_LA_REGIÓN_PIURA_(21056646601).jpg  
- Locator map image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Location_of_the_city_of_Paita_in_Peru.png  
- Coat of arms image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Escudo_de_Paita.jpg  
- Sitelink count (Wikidata): 22.  
- Topic's main category: Category:Paita.  
- Related entity: Paita District (country: Peru; sitelink_count: 11).  
- Related entity: Paita Province (country: Peru; sitelink_count: 19).  
- Related class: city (class), sitelink_count: 252.  
- Related class: big city (Thing), sitelink_count: 23.  
- Twin / twinned administrative bodies: Talara; Guayaquil; Panama City; Balboa; Callao; Caracas; Riga.  
- GND ID: 5164358-3.  
- VIAF ID: 157261378.  
- Freebase ID: /m/06hmvh.  
- GeoNames ID: 3694112.  
- WHO'S ON FIRST ID: 421180009.  
- OpenStreetMap node ID: 6486650875.  
- GNS unique feature ID: -356839.  
- BBC Things ID: 022364b8-8e54-4a4c-aa04-2c1006620ef7.  
- WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJfx66VhWY7fxWjfMJWhpP.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n94090644.  
- U.S. National Archives identifier: 10044610.  
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007531162805171.  
- SNARC ID: Mezzani.  
- FactGrid item ID: German-speaking Community.  
- Yale LUX ID: place/37f69a44-fdba-4b8a-b3ad-de920466f8fa.  
- Museum Digital place ID: 22342.  
- Wikidata description: city in Piura, Peru.

## FAQs
Q: Where is Paita located?  
A: Paita is in northern Peru, within the Piura region; administratively it lies in Paita District and is the capital of Paita Province.

Q: How many people live in Paita?  
A: The preferred population value is 81,163 as of 2017-10-22. Historical recorded counts include 72,510 (2007), 69,391 (2005), 42,491 (1993), 18,749 (1981), 9,600 (1961), and 3,500 (1903).

Q: What administrative roles does Paita hold?  
A: Paita serves as the capital of both Paita Province and Paita District.

Q: What official codes and identifiers apply to Paita?  
A: Paita’s UN/LOCODE is PEPAI. Other identifiers include GeoNames ID 3694112, Freebase ID /m/06hmvh, VIAF 157261378, GND 5164358-3, WHO'S ON FIRST 421180009, and OpenStreetMap node 6486650875, among others.

Q: Does Paita have international relationships?  
A: Yes. Paita is twinned with multiple administrative bodies, including Talara; Guayaquil; Panama City; Balboa; Callao; Caracas; and Riga.

Q: Where can I find imagery and symbols for Paita?  
A: Representative media include a Commons image (file path shown above), a locator map image, and a coat of arms image (links provided in Key Facts).

Q: In which languages is Paita covered on Wikipedia?  
A: Paita has Wikipedia articles in at least these language editions: Arabic (ar), Egyptian Arabic (arz), Aymara (ay), Catalan (ca), Cebuano (ceb), German (de), English (en), Spanish (es), Persian (fa), Finnish (fi), French (fr), Italian (it), Lithuanian (lt), Moksha (mdf), Polish (pl), Portuguese (pt), Quechua (qu), Russian (ru), Serbo-Croatian (sh), Ukrainian (uk), Waray-Waray (war), and Chinese (zh).

## Why It Matters
Paita is a key municipal and administrative center in the Piura region because it functions as the capital for both Paita Province and Paita District, making it central to local governance and regional administration. Its population trajectory, documented across multiple census years, shows substantial growth over the 20th and early 21st centuries, indicating its demographic importance within the region. The city’s presence across numerous international datasets and authority files — from UN/LOCODE to GeoNames, VIAF, GND, OpenStreetMap, and national library identifiers — demonstrates its relevance to mapping, cataloging, and international data systems. Its twinning relationships with several cities in Latin America and Europe reflect municipal-level international engagement. Finally, historical coverage such as an entry in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica underscores its longstanding notability in reference works.

## Notable For
- Administrative capital: Paita is the capital of Paita Province and Paita District.  
- Documented population growth: recorded population values across 1903–2017 show long-term demographic change, with a preferred 2017 population of 81,163.  
- Broad international identifiers: Paita appears in many authoritative datasets (UN/LOCODE PEPAI; GeoNames 3694112; VIAF 157261378; GND 5164358-3; Freebase /m/06hmvh; WHO'S ON FIRST 421180009; OpenStreetMap node 6486650875).  
- Multiple twin-city relationships: twinned with Talara, Guayaquil, Panama City, Balboa, Callao, Caracas, and Riga.  
- Historical reference presence: described in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.  
- Strong Wikimedia presence: a dedicated Commons category, images for general use, and articles in at least 22 language editions of Wikipedia.

## Body

### Overview
Paita is a city located in the Piura region of Peru. It is officially classified as an instance of both "city" and "big city." Paita functions as the administrative capital of Paita Province and of Paita District. The entity’s Wikidata description is "city in Piura, Peru."

### Location and Geography
- Country: Peru.  
- Administrative placement: within Paita District.  
- Coordinates: −5.085164 latitude, −81.113679 longitude.  
- Elevation: recorded as 350 metres above sea level.  
- Locator map image for geographical context: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Location_of_the_city_of_Paita_in_Peru.png.

### Administrative Status and Relationships
- Capital of: Paita Province; Paita District.  
- Located in: Paita District.  
- Related administrative entities and metadata: Paita District is listed with country Peru and had sitelink_count 11. Paita Province is listed with country Peru and had sitelink_count 19.  
- Paita is associated with the broader classes "city" and "big city," with those classes having sitelink counts of 252 and 23 respectively.

### Demographics
Paita’s recorded population values at specified points in time:
- 1903: 3,500 (point in time: 1903).  
- 1961: 9,600 (point in time: 1961).  
- 1981: 18,749 (point in time: 1981).  
- 1993: 42,491 (point in time: 1993).  
- 2005: 69,391 (point in time: 2005).  
- 2007: 72,510 (point in time: 2007).  
- 2017-10-22 (preferred): 81,163, cited to citypopulation.de.

### Symbols, Media, and Reference Works
- Representative image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MINISTRO_VALAKIVI_PARTICIPÓ_EN_EL_SIMULACRO_DE_RESPUESTA_ANTE_LA_LLEGADA_DEL_FENÓMENO_EL_NIÑO_EN_LA_REGIÓN_PIURA_(21056646601).jpg.  
- Coat of arms: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Escudo_de_Paita.jpg.  
- Wikimedia Commons category: Paita.  
- Paita is described in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica (entry: "1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Paita").

### International and Dataset Identifiers
Paita is represented across numerous international and bibliographic systems:
- UN/LOCODE: PEPAI.  
- GeoNames ID: 3694112.  
- Freebase ID: /m/06hmvh.  
- VIAF ID: 157261378.  
- GND ID: 5164358-3.  
- WHO'S ON FIRST ID: 421180009.  
- OpenStreetMap node ID: 6486650875.  
- GNS unique feature ID: -356839.  
- BBC Things ID: 022364b8-8e54-4a4c-aa04-2c1006620ef7.  
- WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJfx66VhWY7fxWjfMJWhpP.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n94090644.  
- U.S. National Archives identifier: 10044610.  
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007531162805171.  
- SNARC ID: Mezzani.  
- FactGrid item ID: German-speaking Community.  
- Yale LUX ID: place/37f69a44-fdba-4b8a-b3ad-de920466f8fa.  
- Museum Digital place ID: 22342.

### International Relations and Twinning
Paita maintains twinned administrative body relationships with multiple cities and administrative entities:
- Talara.  
- Guayaquil.  
- Panama City.  
- Balboa.  
- Callao.  
- Caracas.  
- Riga.

### Names and Language Presence
- Aliases and alternate names recorded: Payta; Паита.  
- Wikipedia presence across at least 22 language editions (codes listed in Key Facts).  
- Wikidata sitelink count for the Paita item: 22.

### Cataloguing and Visibility
- Topic’s main category in Wikimedia: Category:Paita.  
- Sitelink_count (Wikidata): 22, indicating cross-wiki visibility.  
- Paita’s entries in authority files and datasets support bibliographic, cartographic, archival, and semantic web discoverability.

### Miscellaneous Identifiers and Metadata
- BBC Things identifier: 022364b8-8e54-4a4c-aa04-2c1006620ef7.  
- WorldCat Entities and library identifiers as listed in the Identifiers section support scholarly and library cataloguing references.

### Related Entities (summary)
- Paita District: the district in which the city is located; country: Peru; sitelink_count: 11.  
- Paita Province: province for which Paita is capital; country: Peru; sitelink_count: 19.  
- Higher-level class relations: city (class; sitelink_count: 252); big city (Thing; sitelink_count: 23).

### Data Provenance and Sources
- The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica entry is cited as a described-by source.  
- Specific population references include citypopulation.de for the preferred 2017 figure.  
- Multiple identifiers and dataset entries originate from national and international authority files and geographic databases (examples listed above).

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## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. [Source](https://www.citypopulation.de/de/peru/piura/)
4. GeoNames
5. BBC Things
6. [Source](https://service.unece.org/trade/locode/pe.htm)
7. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File