Akita
capital city of Akita prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Akita is a core city of Japan[1]. Akita draws 3,472 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #21 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Akita Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Japan[5], Omono River[6], Akita Canal[7], Asahi River[8]
- Head of government: Motomu Hozumi[9]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[10], big city[11], city of Japan[12], port city[13]
- Shares border with: Yurihonjo[14], Daisen[15], Kitaakita[16], Semboku[17], Katagami[18], Ikawa[19], Kamikoani[20], Gojōme-machi[21]
- Twinned administrative body: Vladivostok[22], Lanzhou[23], Passau[24], St. Cloud[25], Kenai Peninsula Borough[26], Hitachiōta-shi[27], Daigo[28], Semboku[29]
- Legislative body: 秋田市議会[30]
- Postal code: 010-8560[31]
- Commons category: Akita, Akita[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[33]
- Local dialing code: 018[34]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[35]
- Highest point: Shirako Mori[36]
- Located in/on physical feature: Akita Plain[37]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: July 12[38]
- Official website: https://www.city.akita.lg.jp/[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Akita (city)[40]
- Commons gallery: 秋田市[41]
- Population: 323,232[42], 302,984[43], 315,814[44], 323,600[45]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Akita[46]
- Replaces: Hiroyamada[47], Asahikawa[48], Tsuchizakiminato[49], Terauchi[50], Taihei[51], Sotoasahikawa[52], Iijima[53], Hamada[54], Niida[55], Shimohama[56], Kanaashi[57], Kawabe[58], Yūwa[59], Ushijima[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Akita include Akita Airport[61], an airport[62], in Japan[63].
Why It Matters
Akita has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Akita is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for Akita include Akita Airport[61], an airport[62], in Japan[63].