Willemstad

Summary

Willemstad is a city^[1]. Willemstad ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (723 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Willemstad was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Willemstad is located in Curaçao^[4].
• Willemstad is in the country of Curaçao^[5].
• Willemstad's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Willemstad's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Willemstad's official language is recorded as Dutch^[8].
• Willemstad's official language is recorded as Papiamento^[9].
• Willemstad's official language is recorded as English^[10].
• William II, Prince of Orange is named after Willemstad^[11].
• Willemstad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amsterdam^[12].
• Willemstad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paramaribo^[13].
• Willemstad's Commons category is recorded as Willemstad, Curaçao^[14].
• Willemstad's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[15].
• Willemstad's local dialing code is recorded as 9^[16].
• 1634 marks the founding of Willemstad^[17].
• Willemstad's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 12.108, 'lon': -68.935}^[18].
• Willemstad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Willemstad^[19].
• Willemstad has a population of {'amount': '+140100'}^[20].
• Willemstad has a population of {'amount': '+150000'}^[21].
• Willemstad's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[22].
• Willemstad's capital of is recorded as Curaçao^[23].
• Willemstad's capital of is recorded as Netherlands Antilles^[24].
• Willemstad's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Willemstad, Curaçao^[25].
• Willemstad's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Willemstad^[26].
• Willemstad's different from is recorded as Q42088688^[27].

Body

Geography

Willemstad is in the country of Curaçao^[5]. Willemstad is located in Curaçao^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Willemstad covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+144'}^[28]. Willemstad sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+37'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+140100'}^[20] and {'amount': '+150000'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6] and big city^[7].

History and Context

1634 marks the founding of Willemstad^[17]. William II, Prince of Orange is named after Willemstad^[11].

Why It Matters

Willemstad ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (723 views/month).^[2] Willemstad has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Willemstad is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]