Popayán

Summary

Popayán is a municipality of Colombia^[1]. Popayán has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Popayán was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Popayán is located in Cauca Department^[4].
• Popayán is in the country of Colombia^[5].
• Popayán's instance of is recorded as municipality of Colombia^[6].
• Popayán's instance of is recorded as city in Colombia^[7].
• Popayán's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Popayán's founder is recorded as Sebastián de Belalcázar^[9].
• Popayán's twinned administrative body is recorded as Málaga^[10].
• Popayán's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seville^[11].
• Popayán's postal code is recorded as 190001–190019^[12].
• Popayán's Commons category is recorded as Popayán^[13].
• Popayán's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[14].
• January 1, 1537 marks the founding of Popayán^[15].
• Popayán's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 2.454166666666667, 'lon': -76.60916666666667}^[16].
• Popayán's official website is recorded as http://www.popayan-cauca.gov.co/^[17].
• Popayán's official website is recorded as https://www.popayan.gov.co/^[18].
• Popayán's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Popayán^[19].
• Popayán's Commons gallery is recorded as Popayán^[20].
• Popayán has a population of {'amount': '+300837'}^[21].
• Popayán's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Popayán's capital of is recorded as Cauca Department^[23].
• Popayán's category for people born here is recorded as Q8068747^[24].
• Popayán's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32652393^[25].
• Popayán's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Popayán^[26].
• Popayán sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1760'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Popayán is in the country of Colombia^[5]. Popayán is located in Cauca Department^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Popayán covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+512'}^[28]. Popayán sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1760'}^[27]. Popayán has a population of {'amount': '+300837'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality of Colombia^[6], city in Colombia^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1537 marks the founding of Popayán^[15].

Why It Matters

Popayán has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Popayán is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]