Jonestown
former community established by the Peoples Temple, known for a mass death event on November 18, 1978
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Summary
Jonestown is a human settlement[1]. Jonestown ranks in the top 0.0028% of human settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,870 views/month, #1 of 35,923).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Barima-Waini[3]
- Country: Guyana[4]
- Instance of: intentional community[5]
- Founder: Peoples Temple[6], Jim Jones[7]
- Named after: Jim Jones[8], Peoples Temple[9]
- Location: Port Kaituma[10]
- Commons category: Jonestown, Guyana[11]
- Occupant: Peoples Temple[12], Jim Jones[13]
- Inception: 1974[14]
- Point in time: November 18, 1978[15]
- Significant event: Jonestown massacre[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jonestown[17]
- Number of deaths: 5[18]
- Category for people who died here: Q108532742[19]
- Different from: Jonestown[20]
- Area: 15.4 km²[21]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Jonestown include Jonestown massacre[22], a cult suicide[23], in Guyana[24].
Why It Matters
Jonestown has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Jonestown is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for Jonestown include Jonestown massacre[22], a cult suicide[23], in Guyana[24].