Hombetsu

town in Nakagawa district, Hokkaido, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1210518
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Hombetsu

Summary

Hombetsu is a town of Japan[1]. Hombetsu ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hombetsu is located in Tokachi Subprefecture[3].
  • Hombetsu is located in Nakagawa district[4].
  • Hombetsu is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Hombetsu's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].
  • Hombetsu's shares border with is recorded as Ashoro[7].
  • Hombetsu's shares border with is recorded as Ikeda[8].
  • Hombetsu's shares border with is recorded as Shihoro[9].
  • Hombetsu's shares border with is recorded as Kamishihoro[10].
  • Hombetsu's shares border with is recorded as Urahoro[11].
  • Hombetsu's shares border with is recorded as Shiranuka[12].
  • Hombetsu's Commons category is recorded as Honbetsu, Hokkaido[13].
  • Hombetsu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[14].
  • April 1, 1915 marks the founding of Hombetsu[15].
  • May 1, 1933 marks the founding of Hombetsu[16].
  • Hombetsu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.12466666666667, 'lon': 143.61077777777777}[17].
  • Hombetsu's official website is recorded as https://www.town.honbetsu.hokkaido.jp/[18].
  • Hombetsu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Honbetsu, Hokkaido[19].
  • Hombetsu has a population of {'amount': '+6735'}[20].
  • Hombetsu has a population of {'amount': '+7358'}[21].
  • Hombetsu has a population of {'amount': '+8275'}[22].
  • Hombetsu's replaced by is recorded as Nishiashoro[23].
  • Hombetsu's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '本別町'}[24].
  • Hombetsu's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity[25].
  • Hombetsu's name in kana is recorded as ほんべつちょう[26].
  • Hombetsu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+391.91'}[27].

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Geography

Hombetsu is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Tokachi Subprefecture[3], a subprefecture of Japan[28], in Japan[29] and Nakagawa district[4], a district of Japan[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1879[32].

Physical Characteristics

Hombetsu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+391.91'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6735'}[20], {'amount': '+7358'}[21], and {'amount': '+8275'}[22].

Designation and Status

Hombetsu's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1915[15] and May 1, 1933[16].

Why It Matters

Hombetsu ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] Hombetsu has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Hombetsu is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Honbetsu, Hokkaido
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