Hirakata

Summary

Hirakata is a core city of Japan^[1]. Hirakata draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #40 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hirakata is located in Osaka Prefecture^[3].
• Hirakata is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hirakata is on the body of water Yodo River^[5].
• Hirakata's head of government is recorded as Takashi Fushimi^[6].
• Hirakata's image is recorded as Hirakata-shi Station Minami Entrance.jpg^[7].
• Hirakata's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[8].
• Hirakata's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Hirakata's flag image is recorded as Flag of Hirakata, Osaka.svg^[10].
• Hirakata's shares border with is recorded as Ikoma^[11].
• Hirakata's shares border with is recorded as Yawata^[12].
• Hirakata's shares border with is recorded as Kyōtanabe-shi^[13].
• Hirakata's shares border with is recorded as Katano^[14].
• Hirakata's shares border with is recorded as Takatsuki^[15].
• Hirakata's shares border with is recorded as Shimamoto^[16].
• Hirakata's shares border with is recorded as Neyagawa^[17].
• Hirakata's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Hirakata, Osaka.svg^[18].
• Hirakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shanghai^[19].
• Hirakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Changning District^[20].
• Hirakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Betsukai^[21].
• Hirakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shimanto^[22].
• Hirakata's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 258703811^[23].
• Hirakata's locator map image is recorded as Hirakata in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg^[24].
• Hirakata's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80022965^[25].
• Hirakata's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05429405^[26].
• Hirakata's location is recorded as Kitagawachi^[27].

Body

Geography

Hirakata is in the country of Japan^[4]. Hirakata is located in Osaka Prefecture^[3]. Hirakata is on the body of water Yodo River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Hirakata's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+65.08'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+407465'}^[29], {'amount': '+396694'}^[30], {'amount': '+404152'}^[31], and {'amount': '+407978'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[33] and +1947-08-01T00:00:00Z^[34].

Why It Matters

Hirakata draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #40 of 47).^[2] Hirakata has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Hirakata is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]