Higashikawa

Summary

Higashikawa is a town of Japan^[1]. Higashikawa ranks in the top 6% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Higashikawa is located in Kamikawa district^[3].
• Higashikawa is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Higashikawa's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[5].
• Higashikawa's shares border with is recorded as Asahikawa^[6].
• Higashikawa's shares border with is recorded as Higashikagura^[7].
• Higashikawa's shares border with is recorded as Biei^[8].
• Higashikawa's shares border with is recorded as Kamikawa^[9].
• Higashikawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Canmore^[10].
• Higashikawa's Commons category is recorded as Higashikawa, Hokkaido^[11].
• Higashikawa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[12].
• April 1, 1906 marks the founding of Higashikawa^[13].
• August 15, 1959 marks the founding of Higashikawa^[14].
• Higashikawa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.69888888888889, 'lon': 142.51}^[15].
• Higashikawa's official website is recorded as https://town.higashikawa.hokkaido.jp/^[16].
• Higashikawa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Higashikawa, Hokkaido^[17].
• Higashikawa has a population of {'amount': '+8438'}^[18].
• Higashikawa has a population of {'amount': '+8111'}^[19].
• Higashikawa has a population of {'amount': '+7859'}^[20].
• Higashikawa's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 43.750833333333, 'lon': 142.50277777778}^[21].
• Higashikawa's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 43.615555555556, 'lon': 142.83916666667}^[22].
• Higashikawa's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 43.669166666667, 'lon': 142.9075}^[23].
• Higashikawa's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 43.700277777778, 'lon': 142.47305555556}^[24].
• Higashikawa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東川町'}^[25].
• Higashikawa's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity^[26].
• Higashikawa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東川町'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Higashikawa is in the country of Japan^[4]. Higashikawa is located in Kamikawa district^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Higashikawa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+247.30'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8438'}^[18], {'amount': '+8111'}^[19], and {'amount': '+7859'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Higashikawa's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[5].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1906^[13] and August 15, 1959^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Higashikawa include Higashikawa Prize^[29], an art prize^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1985^[32].

Why It Matters

Higashikawa ranks in the top 6% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).^[2] Higashikawa has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]

Entities named for Higashikawa include Higashikawa Prize^[29], an art prize^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1985^[32].