Esashi

town in Esashi district, Hokkaido, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1210596
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Esashi

Summary

Esashi is a town of Japan[1]. Esashi ranks in the top 7% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Esashi is located in Soya Subprefecture[3].
  • Esashi is located in Esashi district[4].
  • Esashi is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Esashi is on the body of water Sea of Okhotsk[6].
  • Esashi is on the body of water Esashi Port[7].
  • Esashi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[8].
  • Esashi's shares border with is recorded as Hamatonbetsu[9].
  • Esashi's shares border with is recorded as Nakatonbetsu[10].
  • Esashi's shares border with is recorded as Otoineppu[11].
  • Esashi's shares border with is recorded as Bifuka[12].
  • Esashi's shares border with is recorded as Omu[13].
  • Esashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sollefteå Municipality[14].
  • Esashi's Commons category is recorded as Esashi, Hokkaido (Soya)[15].
  • Esashi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[16].
  • Esashi comprises Utanobori[17].
  • April 1, 1909 marks the founding of Esashi[18].
  • October 1, 1947 marks the founding of Esashi[19].
  • Esashi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.938722222222225, 'lon': 142.58141666666666}[20].
  • Esashi's official website is recorded as https://www.esashi.jp/[21].
  • Esashi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Esashi, Hokkaido (Sōya)[22].
  • Esashi has a population of {'amount': '+7858'}[23].
  • Esashi has a population of {'amount': '+8437'}[24].
  • Esashi has a population of {'amount': '+9125'}[25].
  • Esashi's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 44.578055555556, 'lon': 142.49194444444}[26].
  • Esashi's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 44.687222222222, 'lon': 142.84166666667}[27].

Body

Geography

Esashi is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Soya Subprefecture[3], a subprefecture of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 2010[30] and Esashi district[4], a district of Japan[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1879[33]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Okhotsk[6], a marginal sea[34], in Russia[35] and Esashi Port[7], a port[36], in Japan[37].

Physical Characteristics

Esashi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1115.93'}[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7858'}[23], {'amount': '+8437'}[24], and {'amount': '+9125'}[25].

Designation and Status

Esashi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[8].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1909[18] and October 1, 1947[19].

Why It Matters

Esashi ranks in the top 7% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2] Esashi has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . gsi.go.jp. Retrieved . gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . gsi.go.jp. Retrieved . gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [38] . gsi.go.jp. Retrieved . gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . 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. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of town of Japan
    Country Japan
    Coordinates of easternmost point {'lat': 44.687222222222, 'lon': 142.84166666667}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1115.93'}
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:اساسھی، ہوکائیدو (سویا)]]"
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