Ōarai-machi

town in Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1349185
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Summary

Ōarai-machi is a town of Japan[1]. Ōarai-machi ranks in the top 1% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ōarai-machi is located in Ibaraki Prefecture[3].
  • Ōarai-machi is located in Higashiibaraki district[4].
  • Ōarai-machi is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Ōarai-machi is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].
  • Ōarai-machi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[7].
  • Ōarai-machi's shares border with is recorded as Mito[8].
  • Ōarai-machi's shares border with is recorded as Hitachinaka[9].
  • Ōarai-machi's shares border with is recorded as Hokota[10].
  • Ōarai-machi's shares border with is recorded as Ibaraki[11].
  • Ōarai-machi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nikaho[12].
  • Ōarai-machi's Commons category is recorded as Oarai, Ibaraki[13].
  • Ōarai-machi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[14].
  • November 3, 1954 marks the founding of Ōarai-machi[15].
  • Ōarai-machi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.31333333333333, 'lon': 140.57486111111112}[16].
  • Ōarai-machi's official website is recorded as https://www.town.oarai.lg.jp/[17].
  • Ōarai-machi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ōarai, Ibaraki[18].
  • Ōarai-machi has a population of {'amount': '+15696'}[19].
  • Ōarai-machi has a population of {'amount': '+16886'}[20].
  • Ōarai-machi has a population of {'amount': '+18328'}[21].
  • Ōarai-machi's replaces is recorded as Isohama[22].
  • Ōarai-machi's replaces is recorded as onuki[23].
  • Ōarai-machi's replaces is recorded as Asahi[24].
  • Ōarai-machi's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity[25].
  • Ōarai-machi's name in kana is recorded as おおあらいまち[26].
  • Ōarai-machi covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+23.89'}[27].

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Geography

Ōarai-machi is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Ibaraki Prefecture[3], a prefecture of Japan[28], in Japan[29] and Higashiibaraki district[4], a district of Japan[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1878[32]. Ōarai-machi is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].

Physical Characteristics

Ōarai-machi covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+23.89'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15696'}[19], {'amount': '+16886'}[20], and {'amount': '+18328'}[21].

Designation and Status

Ōarai-machi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[7].

History and Context

November 3, 1954 marks the founding of Ōarai-machi[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ōarai-machi include Ōarai Station[33], a railway station[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1985[36].

Why It Matters

Ōarai-machi ranks in the top 1% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month).[2] Ōarai-machi has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Ōarai-machi is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Ōarai-machi include Ōarai Station[33], a railway station[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1985[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . pref.ibaraki.jp. Retrieved . pref.ibaraki.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . town.oarai.lg.jp. town.oarai.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Hirho · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Transliteration or transcription → Ōarai-machi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Transliteration or transcription: Tōkyō-to, Copying from Tokyo"
  2. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+09:00
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → town of Japan
    Official website → https://www.town.oarai.lg.jp/
    Country → —
    Population → {'amount': '+15696'}, {'amount': '+16886'}, {'amount': '+18328'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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