Chiran

dissolved municipality in Kawanabe district, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
Organization dissolved_municipality_of_japan Q994450
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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 (47 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 image is recorded as Chiran Fumoto 01.JPG[6].
  • Chiran's instance of is recorded as dissolved municipality of Japan[7].
  • Chiran's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[8].
  • Chiran's flag image is recorded as Flag of Chiran, Kagoshima (1973–2007).svg[9].
  • Chiran's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Chiran, Kagoshima (1973–2007).svg[10].
  • Chiran's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 254734294[11].
  • Chiran's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00369732[12].
  • Chiran's Commons category is recorded as Chiran, Kagoshima[13].
  • Chiran's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time[14].
  • +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Chiran[15].
  • +1932-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Chiran[16].
  • Chiran was dissolved in +2007-12-01T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Chiran's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.37825, 'lon': 130.44161111111111}[18].
  • Chiran's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02c09v[19].
  • Chiran's page banner is recorded as Chiran Special Attack Peace Museum Kagoshima prefecture Wikivoyage banner.jpg[20].
  • Chiran's population is recorded as {'amount': '+13667'}[21].
  • Chiran's replaced by is recorded as Minamikyushu[22].
  • Chiran's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知覧村'}[23].
  • Chiran's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知覧町'}[24].
  • Chiran's date of official opening is recorded as +2003-04-01T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Chiran's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知覧町'}[26].
  • Chiran's name in kana is recorded as ちらんちょう[27].

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Founding

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z[15] and +1932-04-01T00:00:00Z[16].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知覧村'}[23] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知覧町'}[24].

Dissolution

Chiran was dissolved in +2007-12-01T00:00:00Z[17].

Why It Matters

Chiran ranks in the top 1% of dissolved_municipality_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2] Chiran has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Chiran is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . geoshape.ex.nii.ac.jp. geoshape.ex.nii.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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