Esashi

Summary

Esashi is a town of Japan^[1]. Esashi ranks in the top 7% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Esashi is located in Hiyama district^[3].
• Esashi is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Esashi is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[5].
• Esashi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[6].
• Esashi's shares border with is recorded as Kaminokuni^[7].
• Esashi's shares border with is recorded as Assabu^[8].
• Esashi's shares border with is recorded as Otobe^[9].
• Esashi's Commons category is recorded as Esashi, Hokkaido (Hiyama)^[10].
• Esashi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[11].
• July 1, 1900 marks the founding of Esashi^[12].
• Esashi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.86913888888889, 'lon': 140.12744444444445}^[13].
• Esashi's official website is recorded as https://www.hokkaido-esashi.jp/^[14].
• Esashi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Esashi, Hokkaido (Hiyama)^[15].
• Esashi has a population of {'amount': '+7310'}^[16].
• Esashi has a population of {'amount': '+8248'}^[17].
• Esashi has a population of {'amount': '+9004'}^[18].
• Esashi's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 41.9775, 'lon': 140.25972222222}^[19].
• Esashi's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 41.809722222222, 'lon': 140.20138888889}^[20].
• Esashi's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 41.975, 'lon': 140.26111111111}^[21].
• Esashi's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 41.863333333333, 'lon': 140.11}^[22].
• Esashi's replaces is recorded as Tomari^[23].
• Esashi's capital of is recorded as Hiyama Subprefecture^[24].
• Esashi's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity^[25].
• Esashi's name in kana is recorded as えさしちょう^[26].
• Esashi's different from is recorded as Esashi^[27].

Body

Geography

Esashi is in the country of Japan^[4]. Esashi is located in Hiyama district^[3]. Esashi is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Esashi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+109.48'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7310'}^[16], {'amount': '+8248'}^[17], and {'amount': '+9004'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Esashi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[6].

History and Context

July 1, 1900 marks the founding of Esashi^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Esashi include 9368 Esashi^[29], an asteroid^[30].

Why It Matters

Esashi ranks in the top 7% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).^[2] Esashi has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]

Entities named for Esashi include 9368 Esashi^[29], an asteroid^[30].