Hiratsuka

Summary

Hiratsuka is a special city of Japan^[1]. Hiratsuka has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Hiratsuka is located in Kanagawa Prefecture^[3].
• Hiratsuka is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hiratsuka is on the body of water Sagami Bay^[5].
• Hiratsuka is on the body of water Sagami River^[6].
• Hiratsuka is on the body of water Kaname River^[7].
• Hiratsuka's head of government is recorded as Katsuhiro Ochiai^[8].
• Hiratsuka's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[9].
• Hiratsuka's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[10].
• Hiratsuka's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Chigasaki^[12].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Hadano^[13].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Atsugi^[14].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Isehara^[15].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Samukawa^[16].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Nakai^[17].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Oiso^[18].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Ninomiya^[19].
• Hiratsuka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hanamaki^[20].
• Hiratsuka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alytus^[21].
• Hiratsuka's legislative body is recorded as Q28682930^[22].
• Hiratsuka's Commons category is recorded as Hiratsuka, Kanagawa^[23].
• Hiratsuka's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[24].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Hiratsuka^[25].
• April 1, 1932 marks the founding of Hiratsuka^[26].
• Hiratsuka's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.33552777777778, 'lon': 139.34944444444446}^[27].

Body

Geography

Hiratsuka is in the country of Japan^[4]. Hiratsuka is located in Kanagawa Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Sagami Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in Japan^[29]; Sagami River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Kaname River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Hiratsuka covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+67.82'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+259698'}^[35], {'amount': '+257662'}^[36], {'amount': '+258227'}^[37], and {'amount': '+260780'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan^[9], city of Japan^[10], and big city^[11].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[25] and April 1, 1932^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hiratsuka include Hiratsuka Station^[39], a railway station^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1887^[42].

Why It Matters

Hiratsuka has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Hiratsuka is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Hiratsuka include Hiratsuka Station^[39], a railway station^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1887^[42].