Jōetsu-shi

city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Place special_city_of_japan Q582289
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Jōetsu-shi

Summary

Jōetsu-shi is a special city of Japan[1]. Jōetsu-shi draws 6,283 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #12 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jōetsu-shi is located in Niigata Prefecture[3].
  • Jōetsu-shi is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Jōetsu-shi is on the body of water Sea of Japan[5].
  • Jōetsu-shi's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan[6].
  • Jōetsu-shi's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[7].
  • Jōetsu-shi's instance of is recorded as big city[8].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Kashiwazaki[9].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Tōkamachi-shi[10].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Itoigawa[11].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Myōkō[12].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Sado[13].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Iiyama[14].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Sakae[15].
  • Jōetsu-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Muroran[16].
  • Jōetsu-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toyota[17].
  • Jōetsu-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yonezawa[18].
  • Jōetsu-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shizuoka[19].
  • Jōetsu-shi's legislative body is recorded as Q94192221[20].
  • Jōetsu-shi's Commons category is recorded as Joetsu, Niigata[21].
  • Jōetsu-shi comprises Nadachi-ku[22].
  • Jōetsu-shi comprises Uragawara-ku[23].
  • Jōetsu-shi comprises Sanwa-ku[24].
  • April 29, 1971 marks the founding of Jōetsu-shi[25].
  • Jōetsu-shi's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.14786111111111, 'longitude': 138.23608333333334}[26].
  • Jōetsu-shi's official website is recorded as https://www.city.joetsu.niigata.jp/[27].

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Geography

Jōetsu-shi is in the country of Japan[4]. Jōetsu-shi is located in Niigata Prefecture[3]. Jōetsu-shi is on the body of water Sea of Japan[5].

Physical Characteristics

Jōetsu-shi covers an area of {'amount': '+973.89'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+187291'}[29], {'amount': '+196987'}[30], and {'amount': '+203899'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan[6], city of Japan[7], and big city[8].

History and Context

April 29, 1971 marks the founding of Jōetsu-shi[25].

Why It Matters

Jōetsu-shi draws 6,283 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #12 of 33).[2] Jōetsu-shi has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Jōetsu-shi is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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