Antigua Guatemala
city in the central highlands of Guatemala
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Summary
Antigua Guatemala is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,898 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Union for Conservation of Nature[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sacatepéquez Department[4]
- Country: Guatemala[5]
- Instance of: municipality of Guatemala[6]
- Shares border with: San Antonio Aguas Calientes[7], Magdalena Milpas Altas[8], Santa Lucía Milpas Altas[9], Santa María de Jesús[10], Ciudad Vieja[11], Jocotenango[12], Pastores[13], San Bartolomé Milpas Altas[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Zapopan[15], Xalapa[16], Metepec[17], Coral Gables[18], Cancun[19], Benito Juárez Municipality[20], Oaxaca de Juárez[21], Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut[22], San Felipe del Progreso Municipality[23], Quito[24]
- Postal code: 03001[25]
- Part of: Antigua Guatemala[26], Guatemala[27], Sacatepéquez Department[28]
- Commons category: Antigua Guatemala[29]
- Inception: January 1, 1543[30]
- Coordinate location: 14.5575, -90.73333333333333[31]
- Official website: https://muniantigua.gob.gt/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Antigua Guatemala[33]
- Commons gallery: Antigua Guatemala[34]
- Population: 59,091[35]
- Replaces: Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala[36]
- Capital of: Sacatepéquez Department[37], Captaincy General of Guatemala[38]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[39]
- Category for people born here: Q16915583[40]
- Category for people who died here: Q16915602[41]
- Category of associated people: Q109972955[42]
- Owner of: Estadio Pensativo[43]
- Elevation above sea level: 1582[44]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Told Cities[45]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Antigua Guatemala[46]
Why It Matters
Antigua Guatemala has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]