Arao

Summary

Arao is a city of Japan^[1]. Arao draws 96 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #121 of 691).^[2]

Key Facts

• Arao is located in Kumamoto Prefecture^[3].
• Arao is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Arao's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[5].
• Arao's shares border with is recorded as Tamana^[6].
• Arao's shares border with is recorded as Nankan^[7].
• Arao's shares border with is recorded as Nagasu^[8].
• Arao's shares border with is recorded as Ōmuta-shi^[9].
• Arao's Commons category is recorded as Arao, Kumamoto^[10].
• Arao's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[11].
• April 1, 1942 marks the founding of Arao^[12].
• Arao's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.98672222222222, 'lon': 130.43319444444444}^[13].
• Arao's mascot is recorded as Q11340253^[14].
• Arao's official website is recorded as https://www.city.arao.lg.jp/^[15].
• Arao's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arao, Kumamoto^[16].
• Arao has a population of {'amount': '+50570'}^[17].
• Arao has a population of {'amount': '+53407'}^[18].
• Arao has a population of {'amount': '+55321'}^[19].
• Arao's replaces is recorded as Yahata^[20].
• Arao's replaces is recorded as Arao^[21].
• Arao's replaces is recorded as Ariake^[22].
• Arao's replaces is recorded as Hirai^[23].
• Arao's replaces is recorded as Fumoto^[24].
• Arao's replaces is recorded as Kiyosato^[25].
• Arao's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity^[26].
• Arao's name in kana is recorded as あらおし^[27].

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Geography

Arao is in the country of Japan^[4]. Arao is located in Kumamoto Prefecture^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Arao covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+57.15'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+50570'}^[17], {'amount': '+53407'}^[18], and {'amount': '+55321'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Arao's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[5].

History and Context

April 1, 1942 marks the founding of Arao^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Arao include Arao Station^[29], a railway station^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1912^[32].

Why It Matters

Arao draws 96 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #121 of 691).^[2] Arao has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Arao is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Arao include Arao Station^[29], a railway station^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1912^[32].