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 (161 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 image is recorded as Tazewell County, Illinois courthouse from W 1.jpg^[9].
• Pekin's image is recorded as Pekin park 20231019 0017.jpg^[10].
• Pekin's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[11].
• Pekin's instance of is recorded as county seat^[12].
• Pekin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130199335^[13].
• Pekin's GND ID is recorded as 1086516-0^[14].
• Pekin's locator map image is recorded as Peoria County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Pekin Highlighted.svg^[15].
• Pekin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81125518^[16].
• Pekin's IdRef ID is recorded as 196460549^[17].
• Pekin's postal code is recorded as 61554^[18].
• Pekin's postal code is recorded as 61555^[19].
• Pekin's postal code is recorded as 61558^[20].
• Pekin's Commons category is recorded as Pekin, Illinois^[21].
• Pekin's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 124806^[22].
• Pekin's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[23].
• Pekin's local dialing code is recorded as 309^[24].
• +1829-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pekin^[25].
• Pekin's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2396172^[26].
• Pekin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.56805555555555, 'lon': -89.62638888888888}^[27].

Body

Founding

+1829-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pekin^[25].

Identity

Pekin's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pekin'}^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Pekin include Pekin Municipal Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in United States^[31].

Why It Matters

Pekin ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).^[2] Pekin has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Pekin is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Pekin include Pekin Municipal Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in United States^[31].