Piedras Negras

Summary

Piedras Negras is a locality of Mexico^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of locality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,256 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Piedras Negras is located in Piedras Negras Municipality^[3].
• Piedras Negras is in the country of Mexico^[4].
• Piedras Negras is on the body of water Rio Grande^[5].
• Piedras Negras's instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[6].
• Piedras Negras's instance of is recorded as border city^[7].
• Piedras Negras's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Piedras Negras's postal code is recorded as 26000–26095^[9].
• Piedras Negras is part of Mexico–United States border^[10].
• Piedras Negras's Commons category is recorded as Piedras Negras^[11].
• Piedras Negras's licence plate code is recorded as 5^[12].
• Piedras Negras's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00^[13].
• Piedras Negras's local dialing code is recorded as 878^[14].
• June 15, 1850 marks the founding of Piedras Negras^[15].
• Piedras Negras's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.708055555555557, 'lon': -100.52833333333334}^[16].
• Piedras Negras's official website is recorded as http://www.piedrasnegras.gob.mx/^[17].
• Piedras Negras's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Piedras Negras^[18].
• Piedras Negras has a population of {'amount': '+173959'}^[19].
• Piedras Negras's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Piedras Negras's capital of is recorded as Piedras Negras Municipality^[21].
• Piedras Negras's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Piedras Negras'}^[22].
• Piedras Negras's category for people born here is recorded as Q49835930^[23].
• Piedras Negras's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Piedras Negras'}^[24].
• Piedras Negras's category of associated people is recorded as Q135649203^[25].
• Piedras Negras's different from is recorded as Piedras Negras^[26].
• Piedras Negras sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+222'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Piedras Negras is in the country of Mexico^[4]. It is located in Piedras Negras Municipality^[3]. It is on the body of water Rio Grande^[5]. It is part of Mexico–United States border^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Piedras Negras sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+222'}^[27]. It has a population of {'amount': '+173959'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include locality of Mexico^[6], border city^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

June 15, 1850 marks the founding of Piedras Negras^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Piedras Negras include Piedras Negras International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Mexico^[30].

Why It Matters

Piedras Negras ranks in the top 1% of locality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,256 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Piedras Negras International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Mexico^[30].