Iwata

Summary

Iwata is a city of Japan^[1]. Iwata ranks in the top 8% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iwata is located in Shizuoka Prefecture^[3].
• Iwata is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Iwata is on the body of water Enshū Sea^[5].
• Iwata is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].
• Iwata is on the body of water Tenryū River^[7].
• Iwata is on the body of water Ōta River^[8].
• Iwata is on the body of water Okegaya Marsh^[9].
• Iwata's head of government is recorded as Osamu Watanabe^[10].
• Iwata's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[11].
• Iwata's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Iwata's shares border with is recorded as Hamamatsu^[13].
• Iwata's shares border with is recorded as Fukuroi^[14].
• Iwata's shares border with is recorded as Mori^[15].
• Iwata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Q875070^[16].
• Iwata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mountain View^[17].
• Iwata's legislative body is recorded as Q56347235^[18].
• Iwata's Commons category is recorded as Iwata, Shizuoka^[19].
• Iwata's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[20].
• November 1, 1940 marks the founding of Iwata^[21].
• April 1, 2005 marks the founding of Iwata^[22].
• Iwata's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.717888888888886, 'lon': 137.8515277777778}^[23].
• Iwata's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Iwatahara plateau^[24].
• Iwata's pseudonym is recorded as 遠江府中^[25].
• Iwata's official website is recorded as https://www.city.iwata.shizuoka.jp/^[26].
• Iwata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iwata, Shizuoka^[27].

Body

Geography

Iwata is in the country of Japan^[4]. Iwata is located in Shizuoka Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Enshū Sea^[5], a nada^[28], in Japan^[29]; Pacific Ocean^[6], an ocean^[30]; Tenryū River^[7], a river^[31], in Japan^[32]; Ōta River^[8], a river^[33], in Japan^[34]; and Okegaya Marsh^[9], a marsh^[35], in Japan^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Iwata covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+164080000'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+165688'}^[38], {'amount': '+167210'}^[39], and {'amount': '+168625'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[11] and big city^[12].

History and Context

Recorded inception include November 1, 1940^[21] and April 1, 2005^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iwata include Iwata Station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1889^[44].

Why It Matters

Iwata ranks in the top 8% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month).^[2] Iwata has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45]

Entities named for Iwata include Iwata Station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1889^[44].