Hiratsuka

Summary

Hiratsuka is a special city of Japan^[1]. Hiratsuka draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #24 of 33).^[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 image is recorded as Hiratsuka city hall.JPG^[9].
• Hiratsuka's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[10].
• Hiratsuka's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[11].
• Hiratsuka's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Hiratsuka's flag image is recorded as Flag of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa.svg^[13].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Chigasaki^[14].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Hadano^[15].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Atsugi^[16].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Isehara^[17].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Samukawa^[18].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Nakai^[19].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Oiso^[20].
• Hiratsuka's shares border with is recorded as Ninomiya^[21].
• Hiratsuka's coat of arms image is recorded as 神奈川県平塚市市章.svg^[22].
• Hiratsuka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hanamaki^[23].
• Hiratsuka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alytus^[24].
• Hiratsuka's legislative body is recorded as Q28682930^[25].
• Hiratsuka's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154769926^[26].
• Hiratsuka's locator map image is recorded as Hiratsuka in Kanagawa Prefecture Ja.svg^[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's area is recorded as {'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^[10], city of Japan^[11], and big city^[12].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[39] and +1932-04-01T00:00:00Z^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hiratsuka include Hiratsuka Station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1887^[44].

Why It Matters

Hiratsuka draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #24 of 33).^[2] Hiratsuka has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Hiratsuka is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Hiratsuka include Hiratsuka Station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1887^[44].