Peru

Summary

Peru is a city in the United States^[1]. Peru ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,009 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Peru is located in Gay^[3].
• Peru is in the country of United States^[4].
• Peru is on the body of water Illinois River^[5].
• Peru's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Peru's postal code is recorded as 61354^[7].
• Peru's Commons category is recorded as Peru, Illinois^[8].
• Peru's local dialing code is recorded as 815^[9].
• January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Peru^[10].
• Peru's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.3344, 'longitude': -89.1275}^[11].
• Peru's official website is recorded as http://www.peru.il.us^[12].
• Peru's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Peru, Illinois^[13].
• Peru has a population of {'amount': '+10295'}^[14].
• Peru has a population of {'amount': '+9896'}^[15].
• Peru's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Peru's official name is recorded as Peru^[17].
• Peru's category for people born here is recorded as Q60939853^[18].
• Peru's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+4482'}^[19].
• Peru's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Peru, Illinois^[20].
• Peru's different from is recorded as Peru^[21].
• Peru's different from is recorded as Peru^[22].
• Peru's different from is recorded as Peru^[23].
• Peru sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+597'}^[24].
• Peru covers an area of {'amount': '+16'}^[25].
• Peru covers an area of {'amount': '+23.497308'}^[26].
• Peru's water as percent of area is recorded as {'amount': '+1.1872'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Peru is in the country of United States^[4]. Peru is located in Gay^[3]. Peru is on the body of water Illinois River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+16'}^[25] and {'amount': '+23.497308'}^[26]. Peru sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+597'}^[24]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10295'}^[14] and {'amount': '+9896'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Peru's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Peru^[10].

Why It Matters

Peru ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,009 views/month).^[2] Peru has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Peru is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]