Palenque

Summary

Palenque is a locality of Mexico^[1]. Palenque ranks in the top 4% of locality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Palenque is located in Palenque Municipality^[3].
• Palenque is in the country of Mexico^[4].
• Palenque's instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[5].
• Palenque's twinned administrative body is recorded as Salto^[6].
• Palenque's postal code is recorded as 29960^[7].
• Palenque's Commons category is recorded as Palenque, Chiapas^[8].
• Palenque's licence plate code is recorded as 7^[9].
• Palenque's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00^[10].
• Palenque's local dialing code is recorded as 916^[11].
• 1567 marks the founding of Palenque^[12].
• Palenque's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 17.509166666667, 'lon': -91.982222222222}^[13].
• Palenque's official website is recorded as http://palenque.gob.mx/^[14].
• Palenque has a population of {'amount': '+51797'}^[15].
• Palenque's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia^[16].
• Palenque's capital of is recorded as Palenque Municipality^[17].
• Palenque's heritage designation is recorded as Pueblos mágicos^[18].
• Palenque's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Palenque'}^[19].
• Palenque's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Palenque'}^[20].
• Palenque sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+80'}^[21].

Body

Geography

Palenque is in the country of Mexico^[4]. Palenque is located in Palenque Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Palenque sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+80'}^[21]. Palenque has a population of {'amount': '+51797'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Palenque's instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[5]. Palenque's heritage designation is recorded as Pueblos mágicos^[18].

History and Context

1567 marks the founding of Palenque^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Palenque include Palenque International Airport^[22], an international airport^[23], in Mexico^[24].

Why It Matters

Palenque ranks in the top 4% of locality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month).^[2] Palenque has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] Palenque is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for Palenque include Palenque International Airport^[22], an international airport^[23], in Mexico^[24].