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[
"Port Vila",
"instance of",
"city"
] | Languages
Port Vila is home to many languages, reflecting the country's high linguistic diversity.
The day-to-day lingua franca in the capital city is Bislama. In addition, English and French are also widespread.
Among Vanuatu's 100 indigenous languages, many are spoken in the capital, as people from rural areas come t... | 1 |
[
"Port Vila",
"country",
"Vanuatu"
] | Languages
Port Vila is home to many languages, reflecting the country's high linguistic diversity.
The day-to-day lingua franca in the capital city is Bislama. In addition, English and French are also widespread.
Among Vanuatu's 100 indigenous languages, many are spoken in the capital, as people from rural areas come t... | 3 |
[
"Port Vila",
"instance of",
"capital city"
] | Languages
Port Vila is home to many languages, reflecting the country's high linguistic diversity.
The day-to-day lingua franca in the capital city is Bislama. In addition, English and French are also widespread.
Among Vanuatu's 100 indigenous languages, many are spoken in the capital, as people from rural areas come t... | 6 |
[
"Port Vila",
"located in/on physical feature",
"Efate"
] | Port Vila (French: Port-Vila), or simply Vila (English: ; French: Vila; Bislama: Vila [viˈla]), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate.
Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 35% on the previous census result (29,356 in 1999). In 2009, the populat... | 7 |
[
"Port Vila",
"head of government",
"Erick Puyo Festa"
] | Port Vila (French: Port-Vila), or simply Vila (English: ; French: Vila; Bislama: Vila [viˈla]), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate.
Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 35% on the previous census result (29,356 in 1999). In 2009, the populat... | 11 |
[
"Port Moresby",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Papua New Guinea"
] | In 1945, the Territory of Papua and New Guinea was formed when Papua and the former German New Guinea, which had been administered by Australia since 1918, were amalgamated under a single Australian administration though several laws remained in two territories and remain so, which can be complicating with provinces si... | 1 |
[
"Port Moresby",
"capital of",
"Papua New Guinea"
] | In 1945, the Territory of Papua and New Guinea was formed when Papua and the former German New Guinea, which had been administered by Australia since 1918, were amalgamated under a single Australian administration though several laws remained in two territories and remain so, which can be complicating with provinces si... | 2 |
[
"Port Moresby",
"instance of",
"capital city"
] | In 1945, the Territory of Papua and New Guinea was formed when Papua and the former German New Guinea, which had been administered by Australia since 1918, were amalgamated under a single Australian administration though several laws remained in two territories and remain so, which can be complicating with provinces si... | 6 |
[
"Port Moresby",
"capital of",
"Territory of Papua and New Guinea"
] | In 1945, the Territory of Papua and New Guinea was formed when Papua and the former German New Guinea, which had been administered by Australia since 1918, were amalgamated under a single Australian administration though several laws remained in two territories and remain so, which can be complicating with provinces si... | 15 |
[
"Port Moresby",
"named after",
"John Moresby"
] | Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the sou... | 23 |
[
"Port Moresby",
"instance of",
"administrative territorial entity of Papua New Guinea"
] | In 1945, the Territory of Papua and New Guinea was formed when Papua and the former German New Guinea, which had been administered by Australia since 1918, were amalgamated under a single Australian administration though several laws remained in two territories and remain so, which can be complicating with provinces si... | 27 |
[
"The Hague",
"contains settlement",
"Loosduinen district"
] | Modern history
In 1806, when the Kingdom of Holland was a puppet state of the First French Empire, the settlement was granted city rights by Louis Bonaparte. After the Napoleonic Wars, modern-day Belgium and the Netherlands were combined in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands to form a buffer against France. As a com... | 11 |
[
"The Hague",
"shares border with",
"Delft"
] | Geography
The Hague is the largest Dutch city on the North Sea in the Netherlands and forms the centre of the Greater The Hague urban area. Westland and Wateringen lie to the south, Rijswijk, Delft and the Rotterdam conurbation (known as Rijnmond) to the southeast, Pijnacker-Nootdorp and Zoetermeer to the east, Leidsch... | 18 |
[
"The Hague",
"shares border with",
"Leidschendam-Voorburg"
] | Geography
The Hague is the largest Dutch city on the North Sea in the Netherlands and forms the centre of the Greater The Hague urban area. Westland and Wateringen lie to the south, Rijswijk, Delft and the Rotterdam conurbation (known as Rijnmond) to the southeast, Pijnacker-Nootdorp and Zoetermeer to the east, Leidsch... | 19 |
[
"The Hague",
"shares border with",
"Pijnacker-Nootdorp"
] | Geography
The Hague is the largest Dutch city on the North Sea in the Netherlands and forms the centre of the Greater The Hague urban area. Westland and Wateringen lie to the south, Rijswijk, Delft and the Rotterdam conurbation (known as Rijnmond) to the southeast, Pijnacker-Nootdorp and Zoetermeer to the east, Leidsch... | 20 |
[
"The Hague",
"shares border with",
"Rijswijk"
] | Geography
The Hague is the largest Dutch city on the North Sea in the Netherlands and forms the centre of the Greater The Hague urban area. Westland and Wateringen lie to the south, Rijswijk, Delft and the Rotterdam conurbation (known as Rijnmond) to the southeast, Pijnacker-Nootdorp and Zoetermeer to the east, Leidsch... | 22 |
[
"The Hague",
"office held by head of government",
"mayor of The Hague"
] | Politics
Municipal government
As of the 2022 municipal election, the municipal council of The Hague contains thirteen parties, most notably the local Heart for The Hague (HvDH; 9 seats), Democrats 66 (D66; 8 seats), the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD; 7 seats) and GroenLinks (5 seats).
Since 2019, the mu... | 34 |
[
"The Hague",
"instance of",
"place with town rights and privileges"
] | The Hague ( HAYG; Dutch: Den Haag [dɛn ˈɦaːx] (listen) or 's‑Gravenhage [ˌsxraːvə(n)ˈɦaːɣə] (listen)) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of the Netherl... | 43 |
[
"The Hague",
"shares border with",
"Wassenaar"
] | Geography
The Hague is the largest Dutch city on the North Sea in the Netherlands and forms the centre of the Greater The Hague urban area. Westland and Wateringen lie to the south, Rijswijk, Delft and the Rotterdam conurbation (known as Rijnmond) to the southeast, Pijnacker-Nootdorp and Zoetermeer to the east, Leidsch... | 47 |
[
"The Hague",
"shares border with",
"Zoetermeer"
] | Geography
The Hague is the largest Dutch city on the North Sea in the Netherlands and forms the centre of the Greater The Hague urban area. Westland and Wateringen lie to the south, Rijswijk, Delft and the Rotterdam conurbation (known as Rijnmond) to the southeast, Pijnacker-Nootdorp and Zoetermeer to the east, Leidsch... | 57 |
[
"The Hague",
"shares border with",
"Westland"
] | Geography
The Hague is the largest Dutch city on the North Sea in the Netherlands and forms the centre of the Greater The Hague urban area. Westland and Wateringen lie to the south, Rijswijk, Delft and the Rotterdam conurbation (known as Rijnmond) to the southeast, Pijnacker-Nootdorp and Zoetermeer to the east, Leidsch... | 58 |
[
"Ngerulmud",
"country",
"Palau"
] | Ngerulmud (Palauan pronunciation: [ŋəˈɾulmuð]) is the capital city of the Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It replaced Koror City, Palau's largest city, as the capital in 2006. The settlement is located in the state of Melekeok on Babeldaob, the country's largest island, located 20 kilometers (... | 1 |
[
"Ngerulmud",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Palau"
] | Ngerulmud (Palauan pronunciation: [ŋəˈɾulmuð]) is the capital city of the Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It replaced Koror City, Palau's largest city, as the capital in 2006. The settlement is located in the state of Melekeok on Babeldaob, the country's largest island, located 20 kilometers (... | 2 |
[
"Ngerulmud",
"capital of",
"Palau"
] | History
The previous capital of Palau was located provisionally in Koror. The country's constitution, ratified in 1979, directed the Palau National Congress to establish a permanent capital in Babeldaob within ten years of the constitution's effective date. The new capital's planning began in 1986, when a contract for ... | 3 |
[
"Ngerulmud",
"instance of",
"city"
] | Ngerulmud (Palauan pronunciation: [ŋəˈɾulmuð]) is the capital city of the Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It replaced Koror City, Palau's largest city, as the capital in 2006. The settlement is located in the state of Melekeok on Babeldaob, the country's largest island, located 20 kilometers (... | 4 |
[
"Ngerulmud",
"instance of",
"capital city"
] | Ngerulmud (Palauan pronunciation: [ŋəˈɾulmuð]) is the capital city of the Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It replaced Koror City, Palau's largest city, as the capital in 2006. The settlement is located in the state of Melekeok on Babeldaob, the country's largest island, located 20 kilometers (... | 5 |
[
"Koror (city)",
"instance of",
"city"
] | Koror City (English: , KAW-rawr;) is the largest city and the commercial center in Palau, home to about half of the country's population, located on Oreor Island. During the interwar period it served as the capital of the South Seas Mandate, a group of islands that made up the League of Nations mandated territory held ... | 2 |
[
"Koror (city)",
"instance of",
"largest city"
] | Koror City (English: , KAW-rawr;) is the largest city and the commercial center in Palau, home to about half of the country's population, located on Oreor Island. During the interwar period it served as the capital of the South Seas Mandate, a group of islands that made up the League of Nations mandated territory held ... | 3 |
[
"Yaren District",
"country",
"Nauru"
] | Yaren (in earlier times Makwa/Moqua) is a district of the Pacific island country of Nauru. It is the de facto capital of Nauru and is coextensive with Yaren Constituency.History
The district was created in 1968. Its original name, Makwa (or Moqua), refers to Moqua Well, an underground lake and primary source of drinkin... | 2 |
[
"Yaren District",
"shares border with",
"Buada District"
] | Geography
Yaren is located in the south of the island. Its area is 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi), and its elevation was 25 metres (82 feet) as of 2007. To the north of Yaren is Buada, to the east is Meneng and to the west is Boe. | 7 |
[
"Yaren District",
"instance of",
"district of Nauru"
] | Yaren (in earlier times Makwa/Moqua) is a district of the Pacific island country of Nauru. It is the de facto capital of Nauru and is coextensive with Yaren Constituency.History
The district was created in 1968. Its original name, Makwa (or Moqua), refers to Moqua Well, an underground lake and primary source of drinkin... | 8 |
[
"Yaren District",
"shares border with",
"Meneng District"
] | Geography
Yaren is located in the south of the island. Its area is 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi), and its elevation was 25 metres (82 feet) as of 2007. To the north of Yaren is Buada, to the east is Meneng and to the west is Boe. | 9 |
[
"Yaren District",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Yaren Constituency"
] | Yaren (in earlier times Makwa/Moqua) is a district of the Pacific island country of Nauru. It is the de facto capital of Nauru and is coextensive with Yaren Constituency.History
The district was created in 1968. Its original name, Makwa (or Moqua), refers to Moqua Well, an underground lake and primary source of drinkin... | 11 |
[
"Haarlem",
"capital of",
"North Holland"
] | Haarlem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːrlɛm] (listen); predecessor of Harlem in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the more populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the... | 1 |
[
"Haarlem",
"country",
"Netherlands"
] | Haarlem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːrlɛm] (listen); predecessor of Harlem in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the more populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the... | 2 |
[
"Haarlem",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"North Holland"
] | Haarlem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːrlɛm] (listen); predecessor of Harlem in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the more populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the... | 4 |
[
"Haarlem",
"significant event",
"Siege of Haarlem"
] | Spanish siege
When the city of Brielle was conquered by the Geuzen revolutionary army, the municipality of Haarlem started supporting the Geuzen. King Philip II of Spain was not pleased, and sent an army north under the command of Don Fadrique (Don Frederick in Dutch), son of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alb... | 10 |
[
"Haarlem",
"shares border with",
"Haarlemmermeer"
] | Haarlem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːrlɛm] (listen); predecessor of Harlem in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the more populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the... | 20 |
[
"Haarlem",
"instance of",
"municipality of the Netherlands"
] | Haarlem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːrlɛm] (listen); predecessor of Harlem in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the more populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the... | 45 |
[
"Haarlem",
"instance of",
"place with town rights and privileges"
] | Middle Ages
The oldest mentioning of Haarlem dates from the 10th century. The name probably comes from "Haarlo-heim". This name is composed of three elements: haar, lo and heim. There is not much dispute about the meaning of lo and heim; in Old Dutch toponyms lo always refers to 'forest' and heim (heem, em or um) to 'h... | 48 |
[
"Kolonia",
"country",
"Federated States of Micronesia"
] | Kolonia is a coastal town and the capital of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It was also the former FSM capital before being replaced by Palikir in 1989, located nearby to the southwest in the municipality of Sokehs. It has 6,074 people. | 0 |
[
"Kolonia",
"instance of",
"municipality of the Federated States of Micronesia"
] | Description
Kolonia Town is located in the north central section of Pohnpei Island. It was formerly part of Nett municipality but has been a separate municipality since May 1965. The population of the town was 6,074 (2010 Census). It is the largest population center on Pohnpei and the commercial hub of the island. The ... | 3 |
[
"Kolonia",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Pohnpei State"
] | Kolonia is a coastal town and the capital of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It was also the former FSM capital before being replaced by Palikir in 1989, located nearby to the southwest in the municipality of Sokehs. It has 6,074 people.Description
Kolonia Town is located in the north central... | 4 |
[
"Kolonia",
"capital of",
"Pohnpei State"
] | Kolonia is a coastal town and the capital of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It was also the former FSM capital before being replaced by Palikir in 1989, located nearby to the southwest in the municipality of Sokehs. It has 6,074 people. | 5 |
[
"Lelystad",
"named after",
"city"
] | Lelystad (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈleːlistɑt] (listen)) is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk, making the reclamation possib... | 2 |
[
"Lelystad",
"named after",
"Cornelis Lely"
] | Lelystad (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈleːlistɑt] (listen)) is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk, making the reclamation possib... | 11 |
[
"Lelystad",
"shares border with",
"Dronten"
] | Provincial roads
The N302 provincial road connects Lelystad to the south-east with Harderwijk and the province of Gelderland beyond. The N307 connects Lelystad across the Houtribdijk to Enkhuizen and the province of North Holland beyond, and to Dronten and beyond that to Kampen in the province of Overijssel. The N309 c... | 30 |
[
"Majuro",
"country",
"Marshall Islands"
] | Majuro (; Marshallese: Mājro [mʲæzʲ(e)rˠo]) is the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands. It is also a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It forms a legislative district of the Ratak (Sunrise) Chain of the Marshall Islands. The atoll has a land area of 9.7 square kilometers (3.7 sq mi) and... | 3 |
[
"Majuro",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Marshall Islands"
] | Majuro (; Marshallese: Mājro [mʲæzʲ(e)rˠo]) is the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands. It is also a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It forms a legislative district of the Ratak (Sunrise) Chain of the Marshall Islands. The atoll has a land area of 9.7 square kilometers (3.7 sq mi) and... | 4 |
[
"Majuro",
"instance of",
"capital city"
] | Majuro (; Marshallese: Mājro [mʲæzʲ(e)rˠo]) is the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands. It is also a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It forms a legislative district of the Ratak (Sunrise) Chain of the Marshall Islands. The atoll has a land area of 9.7 square kilometers (3.7 sq mi) and... | 7 |
[
"Majuro",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Majuro Atoll"
] | Majuro (; Marshallese: Mājro [mʲæzʲ(e)rˠo]) is the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands. It is also a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It forms a legislative district of the Ratak (Sunrise) Chain of the Marshall Islands. The atoll has a land area of 9.7 square kilometers (3.7 sq mi) and... | 10 |
[
"South Tarawa",
"located in/on physical feature",
"Tarawa"
] | Geography
South Tarawa is a string of islets on the atoll of Tarawa, between the Tarawa Lagoon to the north, with a maximum depth of 25 metres (82 ft), and the Pacific Ocean to the south, with a depth of up to 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). The island has been built from sediments from the lagoon.The process of soil accumul... | 6 |
[
"South Tarawa",
"has part(s)",
"Betio"
] | Geography
South Tarawa is a string of islets on the atoll of Tarawa, between the Tarawa Lagoon to the north, with a maximum depth of 25 metres (82 ft), and the Pacific Ocean to the south, with a depth of up to 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). The island has been built from sediments from the lagoon.The process of soil accumul... | 7 |
[
"South Tarawa",
"has part(s)",
"Teinainano Urban Council"
] | Administration
At the local government level, South Tarawa has two administrative subdivisions, created by John Hilary Smith in 1972: | 9 |
[
"Ulaanbaatar",
"instance of",
"city"
] | Names and etymology
The city at its establishment in 1639 was referred to as Örgöö (Mongolian: ᠥᠷᠭᠦᠭᠡ; Өргөө, lit. 'Palace'). This name was eventually adapted as Urga in the West. By 1651, it began to be referred to as Nomiĭn Khüree (Mongolian: ᠨᠣᠮ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠦᠷᠢᠶᠡᠨ; Номын хүрээ, lit. 'Khüree of Wisdom'), and by 1706 it was ... | 2 |
[
"Ulaanbaatar",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Mongolia"
] | Geography
Ulaanbaatar is located at about 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) above mean sea level, slightly east of the center of Mongolia, on the Tuul River, a sub-tributary of the Selenge, in a valley at the foot of the mountain Bogd Khan Uul. Bogd Khan Uul is a broad, heavily forested mountain rising 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) to... | 22 |
[
"Ulaanbaatar",
"shares border with",
"Töv Province"
] | Ulaanbaatar (; Mongolian: Улаанбаатар, pronounced [ʊˌɮaːm‿ˈpaːʰtə̆r] (listen), lit. "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north central Mongolia at an elevation of about... | 26 |
[
"Suva",
"capital of",
"Fiji"
] | Geography and physical characteristics
Suva is not only the capital of Fiji, but also its commercial and political centre (though not necessarily its cultural centre), and its main port city. It has a mix of modern buildings and colonial-period architecture.
Suva is located around a harbour on a hilly peninsula in the... | 1 |
[
"Suva",
"instance of",
"city"
] | Suva (Fijian pronunciation: [ˈsuβa]; Fiji Hindi: सुवा) is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Division.
In 1877, the capital of Fiji ... | 3 |
[
"Suva",
"located in/on physical feature",
"Viti Levu"
] | Geography and physical characteristics
Suva is not only the capital of Fiji, but also its commercial and political centre (though not necessarily its cultural centre), and its main port city. It has a mix of modern buildings and colonial-period architecture.
Suva is located around a harbour on a hilly peninsula in the... | 4 |
[
"Suva",
"instance of",
"capital city"
] | History
In 1868, when Suva was still a small village, the Bauan chieftain, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, granted 5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi) of land to the Australian-based Polynesia Company, in exchange for the company's promise to pay off debts owed to the United States. More than a tenth of this land area, 575 km2 (222 sq mi), ... | 7 |
[
"Suva",
"category of associated people",
"Category:People from Suva"
] | Notable residents
This is a list of famous people who are either living in, or are originally from Suva.Petero Civoniceva (born in Suva), Australian rugby league player
Noor Dean, a Fiji Indian lawyer and politician, Suva City Council, and House of Representatives
Josua Koroibulu, plays rugby league for the Fiji nation... | 11 |
[
"Caracas",
"capital of",
"Municipio Libertador"
] | Metropolitan District
The city of Caracas occupies the entirety of the Libertador municipality of the Capital District and part of the state of Miranda, specifically the municipalities of Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo and Sucre, which until 2011 formed the Metropolitan District of Caracas, which enjoyed legal personality ... | 2 |
[
"Caracas",
"instance of",
"city"
] | Crime
Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, are reported to both have among the highest per capita murder rates in the world. Caracas is the city with the sixth highest homicide rate in the world outside of a warzone, with a 2019 rate of around 76 murders per 100,000 people. Most murders and other violent crimes go unsol... | 7 |
[
"Caracas",
"instance of",
"capital city"
] | Crime
Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, are reported to both have among the highest per capita murder rates in the world. Caracas is the city with the sixth highest homicide rate in the world outside of a warzone, with a 2019 rate of around 76 murders per 100,000 people. Most murders and other violent crimes go unsol... | 30 |
[
"Caracas",
"capital of",
"Capital District"
] | Crime
Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, are reported to both have among the highest per capita murder rates in the world. Caracas is the city with the sixth highest homicide rate in the world outside of a warzone, with a 2019 rate of around 76 murders per 100,000 people. Most murders and other violent crimes go unsol... | 40 |
[
"Caracas",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Municipio Libertador"
] | Metropolitan District
The city of Caracas occupies the entirety of the Libertador municipality of the Capital District and part of the state of Miranda, specifically the municipalities of Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo and Sucre, which until 2011 formed the Metropolitan District of Caracas, which enjoyed legal personality ... | 62 |
[
"Caracas",
"instance of",
"big city"
] | Crime
Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, are reported to both have among the highest per capita murder rates in the world. Caracas is the city with the sixth highest homicide rate in the world outside of a warzone, with a 2019 rate of around 76 murders per 100,000 people. Most murders and other violent crimes go unsol... | 63 |
[
"Paramaribo",
"instance of",
"city"
] | Climate
Paramaribo features a tropical rainforest climate (Af), under the Köppen climate classification. Because Paramaribo is more subject to the Intertropical Convergence Zone than the trade winds and sees no tropical cyclones, its climate is classified as equatorial. The city has no true dry season; all 12 months of... | 0 |
[
"Paramaribo",
"capital of",
"Suriname"
] | Paramaribo (; Dutch pronunciation: [ˌpaːraːˈmaːriboː]; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city ... | 3 |
[
"Paramaribo",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Paramaribo District"
] | Paramaribo (; Dutch pronunciation: [ˌpaːraːˈmaːriboː]; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city ... | 8 |
[
"Paramaribo",
"instance of",
"big city"
] | Paramaribo (; Dutch pronunciation: [ˌpaːraːˈmaːriboː]; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city ... | 13 |
[
"Paramaribo",
"instance of",
"administrative territorial entity"
] | Paramaribo (; Dutch pronunciation: [ˌpaːraːˈmaːriboː]; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city ... | 14 |
[
"Paramaribo",
"instance of",
"capital city"
] | Paramaribo (; Dutch pronunciation: [ˌpaːraːˈmaːriboː]; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city ... | 23 |
[
"Asunción",
"instance of",
"city"
] | Asunción (English: , Spanish: [asunˈsjon]) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region... | 2 |
[
"Asunción",
"instance of",
"border town"
] | Geography
Being at the Argentina–Paraguay border, Asunción is located between the parallels 25° 15' and 25° 20' of south latitude and between the meridians 57° 40' and 57° 30' of west longitude. The city sits on the left bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the River Pilcomayo. The Pa... | 37 |
[
"Quito",
"capital of",
"Ecuador"
] | Quito (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkito] (listen); Quechua: Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active strat... | 0 |
[
"Quito",
"founded by",
"Sebastián de Belalcázar"
] | Colonial period
Inca indigenous resistance to Spanish colonization continued during 1534. The conquistador Diego de Almagro founded Santiago de Quito (in present-day Colta, near Riobamba) on 15 August 1534, renamed as San Francisco de Quito on 28 August 1534. The city was later refounded at its present location on 6 De... | 8 |
[
"Quito",
"category of associated people",
"Category:People from Quito"
] | Notable people
Poet Jorge Carrera Andrade (b. 1902, Quito – d. 1978, Quito)
Novelist Jorge Icaza (b. 1906, Quito – d. 1978, Quito)
Film Director Sebastián Cordero (b. 1972, Quito)
Painter Oswaldo Guayasamín (b. 1919, Quito – d. 1999, Baltimore U.S.)
Professional Footballer Christian Benitez (b. 1 May 1986, Quito – d. 2... | 29 |
[
"Bogotá",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Rafael Uribe Uribe"
] | Localities
The city is divided into 20 localities: Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, San Cristóbal, Usme, Tunjuelito, Bosa, Kennedy, Fontibón, Engativá, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Los Mártires, Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda, La Candelaria, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Ciudad Bolívar and Sumapaz.
Each of the 20 localities is... | 7 |
[
"Bogotá",
"founded by",
"Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada"
] | This founding, however, was irregular as no town council was formed nor were town officials appointed, as well as lacking some other juridical requirements for an official founding. As a consequence, the official founding only occurred about eight months later, on 27 April 1539, in a site close to one of the recreation... | 17 |
[
"Bogotá",
"instance of",
"capital district or territory"
] | Government
Bogotá is the capital of the Republic of Colombia, and houses the Congress, Supreme Court of Justice and the center of the executive administration as well as the residence of the President (Casa de Nariño). These buildings, along with the Office of the Mayor, the Lievano Palace (Palacio Liévano), are locate... | 18 |
[
"Bogotá",
"capital of",
"Viceroyalty of New Granada"
] | This founding, however, was irregular as no town council was formed nor were town officials appointed, as well as lacking some other juridical requirements for an official founding. As a consequence, the official founding only occurred about eight months later, on 27 April 1539, in a site close to one of the recreation... | 23 |
[
"Bogotá",
"instance of",
"first-level administrative country subdivision"
] | Bogotá (, also UK: , US: , Spanish pronunciation: [boɣoˈta] (listen)), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (Spanish: [ˌsanta ˈfe ðe βoɣoˈta]; lit. 'Holy Faith of Bogotá') during the Spanish Colonial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city... | 25 |
[
"Bogotá",
"instance of",
"largest city"
] | Geography
Bogotá is located in the southeastern part of the Bogotá savanna (Sabana de Bogotá) at an average altitude of 2,640 meters (8,660 ft) above sea level. The Bogotá savanna is popularly called "savannah" (sabana), but constitutes actually a high plateau in the Andes mountains, part of an extended region known as... | 26 |
[
"Bogotá",
"shares border with",
"Chía"
] | Geography
Bogotá is located in the southeastern part of the Bogotá savanna (Sabana de Bogotá) at an average altitude of 2,640 meters (8,660 ft) above sea level. The Bogotá savanna is popularly called "savannah" (sabana), but constitutes actually a high plateau in the Andes mountains, part of an extended region known as... | 31 |
[
"Bogotá",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"La Candelaria"
] | Localities
The city is divided into 20 localities: Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, San Cristóbal, Usme, Tunjuelito, Bosa, Kennedy, Fontibón, Engativá, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Los Mártires, Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda, La Candelaria, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Ciudad Bolívar and Sumapaz.
Each of the 20 localities is... | 54 |
[
"Bogotá",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Barrios Unidos"
] | Localities
The city is divided into 20 localities: Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, San Cristóbal, Usme, Tunjuelito, Bosa, Kennedy, Fontibón, Engativá, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Los Mártires, Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda, La Candelaria, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Ciudad Bolívar and Sumapaz.
Each of the 20 localities is... | 65 |
[
"Bogotá",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Puente Aranda"
] | Localities
The city is divided into 20 localities: Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, San Cristóbal, Usme, Tunjuelito, Bosa, Kennedy, Fontibón, Engativá, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Los Mártires, Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda, La Candelaria, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Ciudad Bolívar and Sumapaz.
Each of the 20 localities is... | 70 |
[
"Bogotá",
"office held by head of government",
"Mayor of Bogota"
] | Government
Bogotá is the capital of the Republic of Colombia, and houses the Congress, Supreme Court of Justice and the center of the executive administration as well as the residence of the President (Casa de Nariño). These buildings, along with the Office of the Mayor, the Lievano Palace (Palacio Liévano), are locate... | 77 |
[
"Bogotá",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"San Cristóbal"
] | Localities
The city is divided into 20 localities: Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, San Cristóbal, Usme, Tunjuelito, Bosa, Kennedy, Fontibón, Engativá, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Los Mártires, Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda, La Candelaria, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Ciudad Bolívar and Sumapaz.
Each of the 20 localities is... | 82 |
[
"La Paz",
"country",
"Bolivia"
] | La Paz, officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz, is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which is formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla, Viacha, and Mecapaca makes up th... | 10 |
[
"La Paz",
"member of",
"Mercosur Cities Network"
] | International relations
La Paz is part of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities from 12 October 1982.
La Paz is also a member of Merco Ciudades, a group of 180 cities within Mercosur, since 1999. | 13 |
[
"La Paz",
"instance of",
"seat of government"
] | History
This area had been the site of an Inca city on a major trading route.
Although the Spanish conquistadors entered the area in 1535, they did not found La Paz until 1548. Originally it was to be at the site of the Native American settlement, Laja. The town site was moved a few days later to its present location i... | 61 |
[
"La Paz",
"named after",
"Our Lady of Peace"
] | Name and toponyms
The Spanish conquistadors founded the city in 1548 with the name Nuestra Señora de La Paz (meaning Our Lady of Peace). The name commemorated the restoration of peace following the insurrection of Gonzalo Pizarro and fellow conquistadors four years earlier against Blasco Núñez Vela, the first viceroy o... | 64 |
[
"Groningen",
"capital of",
"Groningen"
] | Groningen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋə(n)] (listen); Gronings: Grunn or Grunnen) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The capital of the north, Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of the country; as of Decembe... | 0 |
[
"Groningen",
"country",
"Netherlands"
] | Groningen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋə(n)] (listen); Gronings: Grunn or Grunnen) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The capital of the north, Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of the country; as of Decembe... | 2 |
[
"Groningen",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Groningen"
] | Groningen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋə(n)] (listen); Gronings: Grunn or Grunnen) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The capital of the north, Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of the country; as of Decembe... | 12 |
[
"Groningen",
"instance of",
"cycling city"
] | Transport
Cycling and walking
Groningen is known as the "World Cycling City"; around 57% of its residents use a bicycle for regular commute within the city. In 2000, Groningen was chosen as the Fietsstad 2002, the top cycle-city in the Netherlands for 2002. Similar to most Dutch cities, Groningen is developed to accomm... | 13 |
[
"Groningen",
"significant event",
"Siege of Groningen (1672)"
] | The Siege of Groningen (1672) led by the bishop of Münster, Bernhard von Galen during the Third Anglo-Dutch War failed and the city walls resisted; an event that is celebrated annually with music and fireworks on 28 August as "Gronings Ontzet" or "Bommen Berend".During World War II, the main square and the Grote Markt ... | 31 |
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