Washington Heights

Summary

Washington Heights is a neighborhood of Manhattan^[1]. It draws 3,342 Wikipedia views per month (neighborhood_of_manhattan category, ranking #11 of 42).^[2]

Key Facts

• Washington Heights is located in Manhattan^[3].
• Washington Heights is in the country of United States^[4].
• Washington Heights's instance of is recorded as neighborhood of Manhattan^[5].
• Fort Washington is named after Washington Heights^[6].
• Quisqueya is named after Washington Heights^[7].
• Washington Heights's Commons category is recorded as Washington Heights, Manhattan^[8].
• Washington Heights's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.841666666667, 'lon': -73.9375}^[9].
• Washington Heights's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan^[10].
• Washington Heights's Commons gallery is recorded as Washington Heights, Manhattan^[11].
• Washington Heights has a population of {'amount': '+201590'}^[12].
• Washington Heights's category for people born here is recorded as Q28605093^[13].
• Washington Heights's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Washington Heights, Manhattan^[14].
• Washington Heights's different from is recorded as Washington Heights^[15].
• Washington Heights covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+1.732'}^[16].

Body

Geography

Washington Heights is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Manhattan^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Washington Heights covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+1.732'}^[16]. It has a population of {'amount': '+201590'}^[12].

Designation and Status

Washington Heights's instance of is recorded as neighborhood of Manhattan^[5].

History and Context

Things named after include Fort Washington^[6], a fort^[17], in United States^[18] and Quisqueya^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Washington Heights include In the Heights^[19], a dramatico-musical work^[20].

Why It Matters

Washington Heights draws 3,342 Wikipedia views per month (neighborhood_of_manhattan category, ranking #11 of 42).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for it include In the Heights^[19], a dramatico-musical work^[20].