Pekin

Summary

Pekin is a city in the United States^[1]. Pekin ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pekin is located in Tazewell County^[3].
• Pekin is located in Peoria County^[4].
• Pekin is in the country of United States^[5].
• Pekin is on the body of water Illinois River^[6].
• Pekin's head of government is recorded as Mark Luft^[7].
• Pekin's head of government is recorded as Mary Burress^[8].
• Pekin's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[9].
• Pekin's instance of is recorded as county seat^[10].
• Pekin's postal code is recorded as 61554^[11].
• Pekin's postal code is recorded as 61555^[12].
• Pekin's postal code is recorded as 61558^[13].
• Pekin's Commons category is recorded as Pekin, Illinois^[14].
• Pekin's local dialing code is recorded as 309^[15].
• January 1, 1829 marks the founding of Pekin^[16].
• Pekin's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.56805555555555, 'longitude': -89.62638888888888}^[17].
• Pekin's official website is recorded as http://www.ci.pekin.il.us/^[18].
• Pekin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pekin, Illinois^[19].
• Pekin has a population of {'amount': '+34094'}^[20].
• Pekin has a population of {'amount': '+31731'}^[21].
• Pekin has a population of {'amount': '+33875'}^[22].
• Pekin's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Pekin, Illinois^[23].
• Pekin's capital of is recorded as Tazewell County^[24].
• Pekin's official name is recorded as Pekin^[25].
• Pekin's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Pekin, Illinois^[26].
• Pekin's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Pekin, Illinois^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1829 marks the founding of Pekin^[16].

Identity

Pekin's official name is recorded as Pekin^[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Pekin include Pekin Municipal Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in United States^[30].

Why It Matters

Pekin ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month).^[2] Pekin has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Pekin is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Pekin include Pekin Municipal Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in United States^[30].