Pekin
Pekin is located in, and is the county seat of, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Illinois River in Central Illinois. The population was 31,731 at the 2020 census.- Town with about 31,700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 500 feet (150 metres)
- Description: city and county seat of Tazewell County, Illinois, United States
- Postal codes615546155561558
- Also known as“Pekin, IL”“Pekin, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include John T. McNaughton Bridge and Pekin station.
John T. McNaughton Bridge
The John T. McNaughton Bridge, also known as the Pekin…
Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin
The Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin… Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin is situated 2½ miles south of Pekin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Pekin and Marquette Heights.
North Pekin
North Pekin is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. North Pekin is situated 3½ miles northeast of Pekin.
Marquette Heights
Marquette Heights is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. Marquette Heights is situated 4½ miles northeast of Pekin.
Mapleton
Mapleton is a small village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Mapleton is situated 4½ miles west of Pekin.
Pekin
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Latitude
40.56879° or 40° 34′ 8″ north
Longitude
-89.65016° or 89° 39′ 1″ west
UN/LOCODE
US PKI
Open location code
86GGH89X+GW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Pekin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيكين”
- Basque: “Pekin”
- Catalan: “Pekin”
- Cebuano: “Pekin”
- Chechen: “Пекин”
- Chinese: “北京 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “北京”
- Croatian: “Pekin”
- Czech: “Pekin”
- Dagbani: “Pekin”
- Danish: “Pekin”
- Dutch: “Pekin”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بيكين”
- French: “Pekin”
- German: “Pekin”
- Gilaki: “پکین (ايلينؤی)”
- Gilaki: “پکین”
- Haitian: “Pekin, Ilinwa”
- Haitian: “Pekin”
- Hebrew: “פקין”
- Hungarian: “Pekin”
- Ido: “Pekin, Illinois”
- Ido: “Pekin”
- Irish: “Pekin”
- Italian: “Pekin”
- Japanese: “ペキン”
- Korean: “피킨”
- Ladin: “Pekin”
- Literary Chinese: “北京”
- Mazanderani: “پکین (ایلینوی)”
- Mazanderani: “پکین”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pekin”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pekin”
- Norwegian: “Pekin”
- Persian: “پکین، ایلینوی”
- Persian: “پکین”
- Polish: “Pekin”
- Portuguese: “Pekin”
- Russian: “Пекин”
- Russian: “Пикин (Иллинойс)”
- Russian: “Пикин”
- Serbian: “Пикин”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pekin, Illinois”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pekin”
- Silesian: “Pekin (Illinois)”
- Silesian: “Pekin”
- Slovak: “Pekin”
- Slovenian: “Pekin”
- South Azerbaijani: “پکین، ایلینوی”
- Spanish: “Pekin (Illinois)”
- Spanish: “Pekin”
- Swedish: “Pekin, Illinois”
- Swedish: “Pekin”
- Tatar: “Пекин”
- Turkish: “Pekin, Illinois”
- Turkish: “Pekin”
- Ukrainian: “Пекін”
- Urdu: “پیکن، الینوائے”
- Urdu: “پیکن”
- Uzbek: “Pekin”
- Uzbek: “Пекин”
- Vietnamese: “Pekin, Illinois”
- Vietnamese: “Pekin”
- Volapük: “Pekin”
- Waray (Philippines): “Pekin, Illinois”
- Waray (Philippines): “Pekin”
- Welsh: “Pekin, Illinois”
- Welsh: “Pekin”
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Downtown Business District and Brentwood Manor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pekin Police Department and Pekin City Hall.
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