Karatsu

Summary

Karatsu is a city of Japan^[1]. Karatsu draws 4,518 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #73 of 691).^[2]

Key Facts

• Karatsu is located in Saga Prefecture^[3].
• Karatsu is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Karatsu is on the body of water Genkai Sea^[5].
• Karatsu is on the body of water Matsuura River^[6].
• Karatsu's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[7].
• Karatsu's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Saga^[9].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Imari^[10].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Taku^[11].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Takeo^[12].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Genkai^[13].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Itoshima^[14].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Matsuura^[15].
• Karatsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yeosu^[16].
• Karatsu's Commons category is recorded as Karatsu, Saga^[17].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Karatsu^[18].
• January 1, 2005 marks the founding of Karatsu^[19].
• January 1, 1932 marks the founding of Karatsu^[20].
• Karatsu's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 33.45008333333333, 'longitude': 129.96825}^[21].
• Karatsu's official website is recorded as https://www.city.karatsu.lg.jp/^[22].
• Karatsu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Karatsu, Saga^[23].
• Karatsu has a population of {'amount': '+116052'}^[24].
• Karatsu has a population of {'amount': '+122785'}^[25].
• Karatsu has a population of {'amount': '+126926'}^[26].
• Karatsu's replaces is recorded as Q106300092^[27].

Body

Geography

Karatsu is in the country of Japan^[4]. Karatsu is located in Saga Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Genkai Sea^[5], a nada^[28], in Japan^[29] and Matsuura River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Karatsu covers an area of {'amount': '+487.60'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+116052'}^[24], {'amount': '+122785'}^[25], and {'amount': '+126926'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[7] and big city^[8].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[18], January 1, 2005^[19], and January 1, 1932^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Karatsu include Karatsu ware^[33], an artistic technique^[34], founded in 1580^[35] and Karatsu Station^[36], a railway station^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1898^[39].

Why It Matters

Karatsu draws 4,518 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #73 of 691).^[2] Karatsu has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Karatsu is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Karatsu include Karatsu ware^[33], an artistic technique^[34], founded in 1580^[35] and Karatsu Station^[36], a railway station^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1898^[39].