Karatsu

Summary

Karatsu is a city of Japan^[1]. Karatsu draws 58 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 image is recorded as Karatsu Montage.jpg^[7].
• Karatsu's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[8].
• Karatsu's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Karatsu's flag image is recorded as Flag of Karatsu, Saga.svg^[10].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Saga^[11].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Imari^[12].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Taku^[13].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Takeo^[14].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Genkai^[15].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Itoshima^[16].
• Karatsu's shares border with is recorded as Matsuura^[17].
• Karatsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yeosu^[18].
• Karatsu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 259305401^[19].
• Karatsu's GND ID is recorded as 4278019-6^[20].
• Karatsu's locator map image is recorded as Karatsu in Saga Prefecture Ja.svg^[21].
• Karatsu's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA15877887^[22].
• Karatsu's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00286507^[23].
• Karatsu's Commons category is recorded as Karatsu, Saga^[24].
• Karatsu's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4013272^[25].
• Karatsu's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[26].
• Karatsu's dantai code is recorded as 412023^[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's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+487.60'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+116052'}^[33], {'amount': '+122785'}^[34], and {'amount': '+126926'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[36], +2005-01-01T00:00:00Z^[37], and +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Karatsu include Karatsu ware^[39], an artistic technique^[40], founded in 1580^[41] and Karatsu Station^[42], a railway station^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1898^[45].

Why It Matters

Karatsu draws 58 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.^[46]

Entities named for Karatsu include Karatsu ware^[39], an artistic technique^[40], founded in 1580^[41] and Karatsu Station^[42], a railway station^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1898^[45].