Chiran

Summary

Chiran is a dissolved municipality of Japan^[1]. Chiran ranks in the top 1% of dissolved_municipality_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chiran is located in Kawanabe district^[3].
• Chiran is located in Kiire district^[4].
• Chiran is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Chiran's instance of is recorded as dissolved municipality of Japan^[6].
• Chiran's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity^[7].
• Chiran's Commons category is recorded as Chiran, Kagoshima^[8].
• Chiran's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[9].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Chiran^[10].
• April 1, 1932 marks the founding of Chiran^[11].
• Chiran was dissolved in December 1, 2007^[12].
• Chiran's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.37825, 'lon': 130.44161111111111}^[13].
• Chiran has a population of {'amount': '+13667'}^[14].
• Chiran's replaced by is recorded as Minamikyushu^[15].
• Chiran's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知覧村'}^[16].
• Chiran's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知覧町'}^[17].
• Chiran's date of official opening is recorded as April 1, 2003^[18].
• Chiran's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知覧町'}^[19].
• Chiran's name in kana is recorded as ちらんちょう^[20].
• Chiran covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+120.19'}^[21].
• Chiran's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Minamikyushu^[22].
• Chiran's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kagoshima Prefecture^[23].
• Chiran's date of official closure is recorded as December 1, 2007^[24].
• Chiran's associated electoral district is recorded as Kagoshima 3rd district^[25].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[10] and April 1, 1932^[11].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知覧村'}^[16] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知覧町'}^[17].

Dissolution

Chiran was dissolved in December 1, 2007^[12].

Why It Matters

Chiran ranks in the top 1% of dissolved_municipality_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2] Chiran has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] Chiran is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]