Hōya

dissolved municipality in Tokyo, Japan
Organization dissolved_municipality_of_japan Q1074498
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Hōya

Summary

Hōya is a dissolved municipality of Japan[1]. Hōya ranks in the top 4% of dissolved_municipality_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hōya is located in Tokyo Prefecture[3].
  • Hōya is located in Saitama Prefecture[4].
  • Hōya is located in Kumagaya Prefecture[5].
  • Hōya is located in Iruma Prefecture[6].
  • Hōya is located in Shinagawa Prefecture[7].
  • Hōya is located in Kitatama district[8].
  • Hōya is in the country of Japan[9].
  • Hōya's image is recorded as Fukusenji.jpg[10].
  • Hōya's instance of is recorded as dissolved municipality of Japan[11].
  • Hōya's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[12].
  • Hōya's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[13].
  • Hōya's instance of is recorded as village of Japan[14].
  • Hōya's flag image is recorded as Flag of Hōya, Tokyo (1967–2001).svg[15].
  • Hōya's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 149010947[16].
  • Hōya's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86147756[17].
  • Hōya's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00265317[18].
  • +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hōya[19].
  • +1940-11-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hōya[20].
  • +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hōya[21].
  • Hōya was dissolved in +2001-01-21T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Hōya's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.741527777777776, 'lon': 139.5588888888889}[23].
  • Hōya's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02n5yg[24].
  • Hōya's replaced by is recorded as Nishitōkyō-shi[25].
  • Hōya's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '保谷市'}[26].
  • Hōya's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '保谷町'}[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z[19], +1940-11-10T00:00:00Z[20], and +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z[21].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '保谷市'}[26], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '保谷町'}[27], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '保谷村'}[28].

Dissolution

Hōya was dissolved in +2001-01-21T00:00:00Z[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hōya include Hoya Corporation[29], a business[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1941[32], headquartered in Shinjuku[33].

Why It Matters

Hōya ranks in the top 4% of dissolved_municipality_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] Hōya has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Hōya is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Hōya include Hoya Corporation[29], a business[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1941[32], headquartered in Shinjuku[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . geoshape.ex.nii.ac.jp. geoshape.ex.nii.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity Nishitōkyō-shi
    Instance of dissolved municipality of Japan, city of Japan, town of Japan +1
    Official website http://www.tanasi-hoya.co.jp/hoya/index.html
    Country
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ہویا، ٹوکیو]]"
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