Valletta

Summary

Valletta is a city^[1]. Valletta ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,633 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Valletta received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Valletta was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Valletta is located in Port Region^[5].
• Valletta is in the country of Malta^[6].
• Valletta is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[7].
• Valletta's head of government is recorded as Alfred Zammit^[8].
• Valletta's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Valletta's instance of is recorded as local council of Malta^[10].
• Valletta's shares border with is recorded as Floriana^[11].
• Valletta's founder is recorded as Jean de Valette Parisot^[12].
• Jean de Valette Parisot is named after Valletta^[13].
• Valletta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Palermo^[14].
• Valletta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nobile Contrada dell'Aquila^[15].
• Valletta's postal code is recorded as VLT^[16].
• Valletta is part of Port Region^[17].
• Valletta's Commons category is recorded as Valletta^[18].
• Valletta's patron saint is recorded as Saint Dominic^[19].
• Valletta's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[20].
• Valletta's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[21].
• Valletta's local dialing code is recorded as 356^[22].
• January 1, 1566 marks the founding of Valletta^[23].
• Valletta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.897777777778, 'lon': 14.5125}^[24].
• Valletta's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Malta^[25].
• Valletta's significant event is recorded as Siege of Malta^[26].
• Valletta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Valletta^[27].

Body

Geography

Valletta is in the country of Malta^[6]. Valletta is located in Port Region^[5]. Valletta is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[7]. Valletta is part of Port Region^[17].

Physical Characteristics

Valletta covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+80'}^[28]. Valletta sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+56'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6444'}^[30], {'amount': '+5719'}^[31], and {'amount': '+5197'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9] and local council of Malta^[10]. Valletta's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[33].

History and Context

January 1, 1566 marks the founding of Valletta^[23]. Jean de Valette Parisot is named after Valletta^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Valletta include Malta International Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Malta^[36].

Why It Matters

Valletta ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,633 views/month).^[2] Valletta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Valletta is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Valletta include Malta International Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Malta^[36].

FAQs

What awards did Valletta receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3].