Itako

city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Place city_of_japan Q840598
Itako
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Itako

Summary

Itako is a city of Japan[1]. Itako draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #114 of 691).[2]

Key Facts

  • Itako is located in Ibaraki Prefecture[3].
  • Itako is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Itako is on the body of water Lake Kasumigaura[5].
  • Itako is on the body of water Maekawa River[6].
  • Itako's image is recorded as Itako Ibaraki.JPG[7].
  • Itako's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[8].
  • Itako's flag image is recorded as Flag of Itako Ibaraki.svg[9].
  • Itako's shares border with is recorded as Kashima[10].
  • Itako's shares border with is recorded as Inashiki[11].
  • Itako's shares border with is recorded as Kamisu[12].
  • Itako's shares border with is recorded as Namegata[13].
  • Itako's shares border with is recorded as Katori[14].
  • Itako's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Itako, Ibaraki.svg[15].
  • Itako's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 258809531[16].
  • Itako's locator map image is recorded as Itako in Ibaraki Prefecture Ja.svg[17].
  • Itako's location is recorded as Rokkō[18].
  • Itako's location is recorded as Kamisu metropolitan area[19].
  • Itako's location is recorded as Greater Tokyo Area[20].
  • Itako's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00852344[21].
  • Itako's Commons category is recorded as Itako, Ibaraki[22].
  • Itako's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2682916[23].
  • Itako's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[24].
  • Itako's dantai code is recorded as 082236[25].
  • +1955-02-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Itako[26].
  • +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Itako[27].

Body

Geography

Itako is in the country of Japan[4]. Itako is located in Ibaraki Prefecture[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Kasumigaura[5], a lake[28], in Japan[29] and Maekawa River[6], a river[30], in Japan[31].

Physical Characteristics

Itako's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+71.40'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+27373'}[33], {'amount': '+29111'}[34], and {'amount': '+30534'}[35].

Designation and Status

Itako's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[8].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1955-02-11T00:00:00Z[26], +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z[27], and +2001-04-01T00:00:00Z[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Itako include Itako Station[37], a railway station[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1970[40].

Why It Matters

Itako draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #114 of 691).[2] Itako has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

Entities named for Itako include Itako Station[37], a railway station[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1970[40].

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. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . pref.ibaraki.jp. Retrieved . pref.ibaraki.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . city.itako.lg.jp. city.itako.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district Ibaraki 2nd district
    Country Japan
    Official website https://www.city.itako.lg.jp/
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+71.40'}
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