Iwanai

town in Iwanai district, Hokkaido, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1354481
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Iwanai

Summary

Iwanai is a town of Japan[1]. Iwanai has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Iwanai is located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture[3].
  • Iwanai is located in Iwanai district[4].
  • Iwanai is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Iwanai is on the body of water Sea of Japan[6].
  • Iwanai's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[7].
  • Iwanai's shares border with is recorded as Kyōwa-chō[8].
  • Iwanai's shares border with is recorded as Rankoshi[9].
  • Iwanai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jōetsu-shi[10].
  • Iwanai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fukaura[11].
  • Iwanai's Commons category is recorded as Iwanai, Hokkaido[12].
  • Iwanai's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[13].
  • July 1, 1900 marks the founding of Iwanai[14].
  • April 1, 1955 marks the founding of Iwanai[15].
  • Iwanai's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.97977777777778, 'lon': 140.51455555555555}[16].
  • Iwanai's official website is recorded as https://www.town.iwanai.hokkaido.jp/[17].
  • Iwanai's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iwanai, Hokkaido[18].
  • Iwanai has a population of {'amount': '+11982'}[19].
  • Iwanai has a population of {'amount': '+13042'}[20].
  • Iwanai has a population of {'amount': '+14451'}[21].
  • Iwanai's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 43.000277777778, 'lon': 140.51861111111}[22].
  • Iwanai's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 42.899444444444, 'lon': 140.52}[23].
  • Iwanai's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 42.901944444444, 'lon': 140.535}[24].
  • Iwanai's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 42.905833333333, 'lon': 140.38083333333}[25].
  • Iwanai's replaces is recorded as Shimano[26].
  • Iwanai's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity[27].

Body

Geography

Iwanai is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Shiribeshi Subprefecture[3], a subprefecture of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 2010[30] and Iwanai district[4], a district of Japan[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1879[33]. Iwanai is on the body of water Sea of Japan[6].

Physical Characteristics

Iwanai covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+70.60'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11982'}[19], {'amount': '+13042'}[20], and {'amount': '+14451'}[21].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Recorded inception include July 1, 1900[14] and April 1, 1955[15].

Why It Matters

Iwanai has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . 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] . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . gsi.go.jp. Retrieved . gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . gsi.go.jp. Retrieved . gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . gsi.go.jp. Retrieved . gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . gsi.go.jp. Retrieved . gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . 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
  6. [33] . 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. 13h ago · Kugelschreibers · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14812 01402A1968
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14812]]: 01402A1968"
  2. 9d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district Hokkaido 4th district
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Iwanai district
    Official website https://www.town.iwanai.hokkaido.jp/
    Inception
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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