Quito

Summary

Quito is a city^[1]. Quito ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,935 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Quito was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Quito is located in Quito Metro^[4].
• Quito is in the country of Ecuador^[5].
• Quito's head of government is recorded as Pabel Muñoz^[6].
• Quito's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Quito's official language is recorded as Spanish^[8].
• Quito's official language is recorded as Northern Quichua^[9].
• Quito's official language is recorded as Shuar^[10].
• Quito's founder is recorded as Sebastián de Belalcázar^[11].
• Quito's flag is recorded as flag of Quito^[12].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kraków^[13].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toronto^[14].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buenos Aires^[15].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as Madrid^[16].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santo Domingo^[17].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cali^[18].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coral Gables^[19].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buxton^[20].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as La Paz^[21].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as Louisville^[22].
• Quito's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[23].
• Quito's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Quito^[24].
• Quito's postal code is recorded as EC170150^[25].
• Quito's Commons category is recorded as Quito^[26].
• Quito's patron saint is recorded as Francis of Assisi^[27].

Body

Geography

Quito is in the country of Ecuador^[5]. Quito is located in Quito Metro^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+2011388'}^[28], {'amount': '+1607734'}^[29], {'amount': '+1978376'}^[30], and {'amount': '+1763275'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Quito's instance of is recorded as city^[7].

History and Context

December 6, 1534 marks the founding of Quito^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Quito include 10793 Quito^[33], an asteroid^[34].

Why It Matters

Quito ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,935 views/month).^[2] Quito has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Quito is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Quito include 10793 Quito^[33], an asteroid^[34].