Hakodate

Summary

Hakodate is a core city of Japan^[1]. Hakodate draws 529 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #8 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hakodate is located in Oshima Subprefecture^[3].
• Hakodate is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hakodate is on the body of water Tsugaru Strait^[5].
• Hakodate is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].
• Hakodate is on the body of water Uchiura Bay^[7].
• Hakodate is on the body of water Port of Hakodate^[8].
• Hakodate's head of government is recorded as Jun Ōizumi^[9].
• Hakodate's image is recorded as View from Mt.Hakodate (Hakodateyama),Hakodate Hokkaido, Japan 27 April 2016 - panoramio.jpg^[10].
• Hakodate's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[11].
• Hakodate's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Hakodate's instance of is recorded as fortified town^[13].
• Hakodate's instance of is recorded as port city^[14].
• Hakodate's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[15].
• Hakodate's flag image is recorded as Flag of Hakodate, Hokkaido.svg^[16].
• Hakodate's shares border with is recorded as Hokuto^[17].
• Hakodate's shares border with is recorded as Nanae^[18].
• Hakodate's shares border with is recorded as Shikabe^[19].
• Hakodate's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Hakodate, Hokkaido.svg^[20].
• Hakodate's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Hakodate, Hokkaido.svg^[21].
• Hakodate's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vladivostok^[22].
• Hakodate's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk^[23].
• Hakodate's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tianjin^[24].
• Hakodate's twinned administrative body is recorded as City of Lake Macquarie^[25].
• Hakodate's twinned administrative body is recorded as Goyang^[26].
• Hakodate's twinned administrative body is recorded as Halifax^[27].

Body

Geography

Hakodate is in the country of Japan^[4]. Hakodate is located in Oshima Subprefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Tsugaru Strait^[5], a strait^[28], in Japan^[29]; Pacific Ocean^[6], an ocean^[30]; Uchiura Bay^[7], a bay^[31], in Japan^[32]; and Port of Hakodate^[8], a port^[33], in Japan^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+251891'}^[35], {'amount': '+265979'}^[36], and {'amount': '+279127'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[11], big city^[12], fortified town^[13], port city^[14], and city of Japan^[15].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1879-07-23T00:00:00Z^[38] and +1922-08-01T00:00:00Z^[39].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hakodate include Hakodate Airport^[40], an airport^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1961^[43]; Hakodate Liner^[44], a transport service itinerary^[45], in Japan^[46], founded in 2016^[47]; and 18469 Hakodate^[48], an asteroid^[49].

Why It Matters

Hakodate draws 529 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #8 of 47).^[2] Hakodate has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] Hakodate is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for Hakodate include Hakodate Airport^[40], an airport^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1961^[43]; Hakodate Liner^[44], a transport service itinerary^[45], in Japan^[46], founded in 2016^[47]; and 18469 Hakodate^[48], an asteroid^[49].