Torreón

Summary

Torreón is a locality of Mexico^[1]. Torreón ranks in the top 2% of locality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,213 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Torreón is located in Torreón Municipality^[3].
• Torreón is in the country of Mexico^[4].
• Torreón's instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[5].
• Torreón's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Torreón's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reynosa^[8].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Culiacán^[9].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hermosillo^[10].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chihuahua City^[11].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Paulo^[12].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fresno^[13].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as El Paso^[14].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Harburg^[15].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xalapa^[16].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Antonio^[17].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coro^[18].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Victoria de Durango^[19].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Laredo^[20].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Monterrey^[21].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paris^[22].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saltillo^[23].
• Torreón's twinned administrative body is recorded as Culiacán Municipality^[24].
• Torreón's postal code is recorded as 27000^[25].
• Torreón's Commons category is recorded as Torreón^[26].
• Torreón's licence plate code is recorded as 5^[27].

Body

Geography

Torreón is in the country of Mexico^[4]. Torreón is located in Torreón Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Torreón covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+500'}^[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1120'}^[29] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1124'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+75796'}^[31], {'amount': '+66001'}^[32], {'amount': '+690193'}^[33], {'amount': '+608836'}^[34], {'amount': '+502964'}^[35], and {'amount': '+439436'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include locality of Mexico^[5], city^[6], and big city^[7].

History and Context

September 25, 1893 marks the founding of Torreón^[37].

Why It Matters

Torreón ranks in the top 2% of locality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,213 views/month).^[2] Torreón has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Torreón is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]