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Kōya-chō

town in Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1346907
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Kōya-chō

Summary

Kōya-chō is a town of Japan[1]. Kōya-chō ranks in the top 6% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kōya-chō is located in Ito district[3].
  • Kōya-chō is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Kōya-chō is on the body of water Arida river[5].
  • Kōya-chō's head of government is recorded as Yoshiya Hirano[6].
  • Kōya-chō's image is recorded as Danjogaran Koyasan12n3200.jpg[7].
  • Kōya-chō's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[8].
  • Kōya-chō's instance of is recorded as holy city[9].
  • Kōya-chō's flag image is recorded as Flag of Koya, Wakayama.svg[10].
  • Kōya-chō's shares border with is recorded as Kudoyama[11].
  • Kōya-chō's shares border with is recorded as Katsuragi[12].
  • Kōya-chō's shares border with is recorded as Gojō[13].
  • Kōya-chō's shares border with is recorded as Nosegawa[14].
  • Kōya-chō's shares border with is recorded as Hashimoto[15].
  • Kōya-chō's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Koya, Wakayama.svg[16].
  • Kōya-chō's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246329589[17].
  • Kōya-chō's locator map image is recorded as Koya in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg[18].
  • Kōya-chō's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA14629427[19].
  • Kōya-chō's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00388077[20].
  • Kōya-chō's Commons category is recorded as Koya, Wakayama[21].
  • Kōya-chō's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3288891[22].
  • Kōya-chō's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[23].
  • Kōya-chō's dantai code is recorded as 303445[24].
  • +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kōya-chō[25].
  • +1928-11-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kōya-chō[26].
  • Kōya-chō's highest point is recorded as Jingamine[27].

Body

Geography

Kōya-chō is in the country of Japan[4]. Kōya-chō is located in Ito district[3]. Kōya-chō is on the body of water Arida river[5].

Physical Characteristics

Kōya-chō's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+137.03'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2902'}[29], {'amount': '+3352'}[30], and {'amount': '+3975'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town of Japan[8] and holy city[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z[25] and +1928-11-01T00:00:00Z[26].

Why It Matters

Kōya-chō ranks in the top 6% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2] Kōya-chō has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Kōya-chō is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Japan Koyasan University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . CiNii Research. Retrieved . 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. [29] ↑ . pref.wakayama.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.wakayama.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: 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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  1. 18d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Transliteration or transcription → Kōya-chō
    Population → {'amount': '+2902'}, {'amount': '+3352'}, {'amount': '+3975'}
    Head of government → Yoshiya Hirano
    Office held by head of government → mayor of Kōya
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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