Willemstad
capital city of Curaçao
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Summary
Willemstad is a city[1]. Willemstad ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,179 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Curaçao[4]
- Country: Curaçao[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Official language: Dutch[7], Papiamento[8], English[9]
- Named after: William II, Prince of Orange[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Amsterdam[11], Paramaribo[12]
- Commons category: Willemstad, Curaçao[13]
- Local dialing code: 9[14]
- Inception: 1634[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Willemstad[16]
- Population: 136,660[17]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18]
- Capital of: Curaçao[19], Netherlands Antilles[20]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Willemstad, Curaçao[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Willemstad[22]
- Different from: Q42088688[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 37 m[24]
- Area: 144 km²[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki goes Caribbean[26]
- Maintained by WikiProject: Wiki goes Caribbean[27]
Why It Matters
Willemstad has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Willemstad is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]