Iwafune

dissolved municipality in Shimotsuga district, Tochigi prefecture, Japan
Organization dissolved_municipality_of_japan Q1203561
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Iwafune

Summary

Iwafune is a dissolved municipality of Japan[1]. Iwafune has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Iwafune is located in Shimotsuga district[3].
  • Iwafune is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Iwafune's instance of is recorded as dissolved municipality of Japan[5].
  • Iwafune's Commons category is recorded as Iwafune, Tochigi[6].
  • Iwafune's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[7].
  • April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Iwafune[8].
  • April 1, 1962 marks the founding of Iwafune[9].
  • Iwafune was dissolved in April 5, 2014[10].
  • Iwafune's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.31872222222222, 'lon': 139.65605555555555}[11].
  • Iwafune has a population of {'amount': '+18275'}[12].
  • Iwafune's replaces is recorded as Onodera[13].
  • Iwafune's replaces is recorded as Shizuwa[14].
  • Iwafune's replaced by is recorded as Tochigi[15].
  • Iwafune's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '岩舟村'}[16].
  • Iwafune's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '岩舟町'}[17].
  • Iwafune's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '岩舟町'}[18].
  • Iwafune's name in kana is recorded as いわふねまち[19].
  • Iwafune covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46.74'}[20].
  • Iwafune's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tochigi[21].
  • Iwafune's associated electoral district is recorded as Tochigi 4th district[22].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889[8] and April 1, 1962[9].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '岩舟村'}[16] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '岩舟町'}[17].

Dissolution

Iwafune was dissolved in April 5, 2014[10].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Iwafune include Iwafune Station[23], a railway station[24], in Japan[25], founded in 1889[26].

Why It Matters

Iwafune has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Entities named for Iwafune include Iwafune Station[23], a railway station[24], in Japan[25], founded in 1889[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . geoshape.ex.nii.ac.jp. geoshape.ex.nii.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+09:00
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43521|batch #43521]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 16w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z, +1962-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Replaces
    Population
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46.74'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ایوافونے، ٹوچیگی]]"
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