Kawatana

Summary

Kawatana is a town of Japan^[1]. Kawatana ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kawatana is located in Nagasaki Prefecture^[3].
• Kawatana is located in Higashisonogi district^[4].
• Kawatana is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Kawatana's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[6].
• Kawatana's shares border with is recorded as Sasebo^[7].
• Kawatana's shares border with is recorded as Hasami^[8].
• Kawatana's shares border with is recorded as Higashisonogi^[9].
• Kawatana's shares border with is recorded as Ureshino^[10].
• Kawatana's Commons category is recorded as Kawatana, Nagasaki^[11].
• Kawatana's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[12].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Kawatana^[13].
• November 3, 1934 marks the founding of Kawatana^[14].
• Kawatana's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.072805555555554, 'lon': 129.8612777777778}^[15].
• Kawatana's official website is recorded as https://www.kawatana.jp/^[16].
• Kawatana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kawatana, Nagasaki^[17].
• Kawatana has a population of {'amount': '+13370'}^[18].
• Kawatana has a population of {'amount': '+14067'}^[19].
• Kawatana has a population of {'amount': '+14651'}^[20].
• Kawatana's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '川棚町'}^[21].
• Kawatana's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity^[22].
• Kawatana's name in kana is recorded as かわたなちょう^[23].
• Kawatana covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.35'}^[24].
• Kawatana's associated electoral district is recorded as Nagasaki 3rd district^[25].

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Geography

Kawatana is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Nagasaki Prefecture^[3], a prefecture of Japan^[26], in Japan^[27], founded in 1869^[28] and Higashisonogi district^[4], a district of Japan^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1878^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Kawatana covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.35'}^[24]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13370'}^[18], {'amount': '+14067'}^[19], and {'amount': '+14651'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Kawatana's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[13] and November 3, 1934^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kawatana include Kawatana Station^[32], a railway station^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1898^[35].

Why It Matters

Kawatana ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).^[2] Kawatana has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]

Entities named for Kawatana include Kawatana Station^[32], a railway station^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1898^[35].