Hikone

Summary

Hikone is a city of Japan^[1]. Hikone has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Hikone is located in Shiga Prefecture^[3].
• Hikone is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hikone is on the body of water Lake Biwa^[5].
• Hikone's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[6].
• Hikone's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Maihara^[8].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Higashiōmi-shi^[9].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Taga^[10].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Kōra-chō^[11].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Toyosato^[12].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Aisho^[13].
• Ikutsuhikone is named after Hikone^[14].
• Hikone's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ann Arbor^[15].
• Hikone's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xiangtan^[16].
• Hikone's twinned administrative body is recorded as Takamatsu^[17].
• Hikone's postal code is recorded as 522-8501^[18].
• Hikone's Commons category is recorded as Hikone, Shiga^[19].
• Hikone's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[20].
• February 11, 1937 marks the founding of Hikone^[21].
• Hikone's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.27436111111111, 'lon': 136.25972222222222}^[22].
• Hikone's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Ōmi Basin^[23].
• Hikone's mascot is recorded as Hikonyan^[24].
• Hikone's official website is recorded as https://www.city.hikone.lg.jp/^[25].
• Hikone's official website is recorded as https://www.city.hikone.lg.jp/eng/^[26].
• Hikone's official website is recorded as https://www.city.hikone.lg.jp/ch/^[27].

Body

Geography

Hikone is in the country of Japan^[4]. Hikone is located in Shiga Prefecture^[3]. Hikone is on the body of water Lake Biwa^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Hikone covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+196.87'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+113191'}^[29], {'amount': '+113679'}^[30], and {'amount': '+112156'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[6] and big city^[7].

History and Context

February 11, 1937 marks the founding of Hikone^[21]. Ikutsuhikone is named after Hikone^[14].

Why It Matters

Hikone has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Hikone is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]