Horokanai

town in Uryū district, Hokkaido, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1355616
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Horokanai

Summary

Horokanai is a town of Japan[1]. Horokanai ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Horokanai is located in Uryu District[3].
  • Horokanai is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Horokanai is on the body of water Lake Shumarinai[5].
  • Horokanai is on the body of water Uryu River[6].
  • Horokanai's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[7].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Fukagawa[8].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Obira[9].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Tomamae[10].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Haboro[11].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Embetsu[12].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Nakagawa[13].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Bifuka[14].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Nayoro[15].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Shibetsu[16].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Wassamu[17].
  • Horokanai's shares border with is recorded as Asahikawa[18].
  • Horokanai's Commons category is recorded as Horokanai, Hokkaido[19].
  • Horokanai's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[20].
  • 1918 marks the founding of Horokanai[21].
  • Horokanai's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.00991666666667, 'lon': 142.15394444444445}[22].
  • Horokanai's official website is recorded as https://www.town.horokanai.hokkaido.jp/[23].
  • Horokanai's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Horokanai, Hokkaido[24].
  • Horokanai has a population of {'amount': '+1386'}[25].
  • Horokanai has a population of {'amount': '+1525'}[26].
  • Horokanai has a population of {'amount': '+1710'}[27].

Body

Geography

Horokanai is in the country of Japan[4]. Horokanai is located in Uryu District[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Shumarinai[5], a lake[28], in Japan[29] and Uryu River[6], a river[30], in Japan[31].

Physical Characteristics

Horokanai covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+767.04'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1386'}[25], {'amount': '+1525'}[26], and {'amount': '+1710'}[27].

Designation and Status

Horokanai's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[7].

History and Context

1918 marks the founding of Horokanai[21].

Why It Matters

Horokanai ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2] Horokanai has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . gsi.go.jp. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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    Associated electoral district Hokkaido 10th district, Hokkaido 6th district
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