Quetta

Summary

Quetta is a city^[1]. Quetta ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,905 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Quetta is located in Quetta District^[3].
• Quetta is in the country of Pakistan^[4].
• Quetta's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Quetta's legislative body is recorded as Quetta Metropolitan Corporation^[6].
• Quetta's Commons category is recorded as Quetta^[7].
• Quetta's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[8].
• Quetta's local dialing code is recorded as 081^[9].
• 1876 marks the founding of Quetta^[10].
• Quetta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.195833333333333, 'lon': 67.01722222222222}^[11].
• Quetta's official website is recorded as http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/^[12].
• Quetta's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈkweːʈə^[13].
• Quetta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quetta^[14].
• Quetta has a population of {'amount': '+1140000'}^[15].
• Quetta has a population of {'amount': '+1001205'}^[16].
• Quetta's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Quetta^[17].
• Quetta's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Quetta's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Quetta's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Quetta's capital of is recorded as Quetta District^[21].
• Quetta's capital of is recorded as Quetta Division^[22].
• Quetta's capital of is recorded as Balochistan^[23].
• Quetta's topic has template is recorded as Template:Quetta^[24].
• Quetta's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'کوئٹہ'}^[25].
• Quetta's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Quetta^[26].
• Quetta's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Quetta^[27].

Body

Geography

Quetta is in the country of Pakistan^[4]. Quetta is located in Quetta District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Quetta covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+265.300'}^[28]. Quetta sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1680'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1140000'}^[15] and {'amount': '+1001205'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Quetta's instance of is recorded as city^[5].

History and Context

1876 marks the founding of Quetta^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Quetta include Quetta International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Pakistan^[32].

Why It Matters

Quetta ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,905 views/month).^[2] Quetta has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Quetta is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Quetta include Quetta International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Pakistan^[32].