Ōfunato

Summary

Ōfunato is a city of Japan^[1]. Ōfunato draws 280 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #84 of 691).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ōfunato is located in Iwate Prefecture^[3].
• Ōfunato is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Ōfunato is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Ōfunato is on the body of water Ōfunato Bay^[6].
• Ōfunato's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[7].
• Ōfunato's shares border with is recorded as Kamaishi^[8].
• Ōfunato's shares border with is recorded as Rikuzentakata^[9].
• Ōfunato's shares border with is recorded as Sumita^[10].
• Ōfunato's twinned administrative body is recorded as Palos de la Frontera^[11].
• Ōfunato's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mogami^[12].
• Ōfunato's Commons category is recorded as Ofunato, Iwate^[13].
• Ōfunato's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[14].
• Ōfunato's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[15].
• April 1, 1952 marks the founding of Ōfunato^[16].
• Ōfunato's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.081944444444446, 'lon': 141.70888888888888}^[17].
• Ōfunato's official website is recorded as https://www.city.ofunato.iwate.jp/^[18].
• Ōfunato's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ōfunato, Iwate^[19].
• Ōfunato has a population of {'amount': '+43331'}^[20].
• Ōfunato has a population of {'amount': '+45160'}^[21].
• Ōfunato has a population of {'amount': '+46277'}^[22].
• Ōfunato has a population of {'amount': '+47219'}^[23].
• Ōfunato has a population of {'amount': '+49041'}^[24].
• Ōfunato has a population of {'amount': '+50132'}^[25].
• Ōfunato has a population of {'amount': '+34558'}^[26].
• Ōfunato has a population of {'amount': '+38058'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Ōfunato is in the country of Japan^[4]. Ōfunato is located in Iwate Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28] and Ōfunato Bay^[6], a bay^[29], in Japan^[30].

Physical Characteristics

Ōfunato covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+322.51'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+43331'}^[20], {'amount': '+45160'}^[21], {'amount': '+46277'}^[22], {'amount': '+47219'}^[23], {'amount': '+49041'}^[24], and {'amount': '+50132'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Ōfunato's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[7].

History and Context

April 1, 1952 marks the founding of Ōfunato^[16].

Why It Matters

Ōfunato draws 280 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #84 of 691).^[2] Ōfunato has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Ōfunato is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]