Mendoza
city in Argentina
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Summary
Mendoza is a city of Argentina[1]. Mendoza ranks in the top 2% of city of argentina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,864 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Capital Department[3]
- Country: Argentina[4]
- Instance of: municipality[5], big city[6]
- Founder: Pedro Castilla[7]
- Twinned administrative body: São Paulo[8], Sertãozinho[9], Ramat Gan[10], Monterrey[11], Bergamo[12], Miami-Dade County[13], Nashville[14]
- Postal code: M5500[15]
- Part of: Greater Mendoza[16]
- Commons category: Mendoza, Argentina[17]
- Local dialing code: 261[18]
- Inception: January 1, 1561[19]
- Coordinate location: -32.889722222222225, -68.84444444444445[20]
- Official website: https://ciudaddemendoza.gob.ar/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mendoza, Argentina[22]
- Population: 114,822[23], 110,993[24], 127,160[25]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28]
- Capital of: Mendoza Province[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mendoza, Argentina[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Mendoza, Argentina[31]
- Demonym: mendocino[32]
- Native label: Ciudad de Mendoza[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mendoza, Argentina[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 769[35]
- Area: 54[36]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Mendoza, Argentina[37]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Mendoza include Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport[38], an airport[39], in Argentina[40] and mendozite[41], a mineral species[42].
Why It Matters
Mendoza has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Mendoza is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for Mendoza include Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport[38], an airport[39], in Argentina[40] and mendozite[41], a mineral species[42].