Kii Province

province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is today Wakayama Prefecture, as well as the southern part of Mie Prefecture
AdministrativeArea province_of_japan Q864053
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Kii Province

Summary

Kii Province is a province of Japan[1]. It draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_japan category, ranking #19 of 83).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kii Province is located in Nankaidō[3].
  • Kii Province is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Kii Province's image is recorded as 地図 令制国 紀伊国.svg[5].
  • Kii Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan[6].
  • Kii Province's shares border with is recorded as Ise Province[7].
  • Kii Province's shares border with is recorded as Izumi Province[8].
  • Kii Province's shares border with is recorded as Kawachi Province[9].
  • Kii Province's shares border with is recorded as Yamato Province[10].
  • Kii Province's locator map image is recorded as Provinces of Japan-Kii.svg[11].
  • Kii Province's Commons category is recorded as Kii Province[12].
  • Kii Province's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9450050[13].
  • Kii Province's has part is recorded as Shikinaisha[14].
  • Kii Province's has part is recorded as Shikinai Taisha[15].
  • Kii Province's has part is recorded as Shikinai Shōsha[16].
  • Kii Province's has part is recorded as Itakiso Shrine[17].
  • Kii Province's has part is recorded as Niutsuhime Shrine[18].
  • Kii Province's has part is recorded as Hinokuma Jingū[19].
  • Kii Province's has part is recorded as Fumori Shrine[20].
  • Kii Province's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.775277777778, 'lon': 135.73055555556}[21].
  • Kii Province's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026y49[22].
  • Kii Province's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Kii Peninsula[23].
  • Kii Province's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kii Province[24].
  • Kii Province's name in kana is recorded as きいのくに[25].
  • Kii Province's name in kana is recorded as きのくに[26].
  • Kii Province's coextensive with is recorded as Nanki[27].

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Geography

Kii Province is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Nankaidō[3].

Designation and Status

Kii Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kii Province include Books Kinokuniya[28], a business[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1927[31], headquartered in Shimo-Meguro[32]; Kii Peninsula[33], a peninsula[34], in Japan[35]; Kisei Main Line[36], a railway line[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1891[39]; Kinokawa River[40], a river[41], in Japan[42]; Kii branch[43], a cadet branch[44], headquartered in Wakayama Castle[45]; Kii Channel[46], a strait[47], in Japan[48]; Kii Mountains[49], a mountain range[50], in Japan[51]; and Kii Ōshima[52], an island[53], in Japan[54].

Why It Matters

Kii Province draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_japan category, ranking #19 of 83).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for it include Books Kinokuniya[28], a business[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1927[31], headquartered in Shimo-Meguro[32]; Kii Peninsula[33], a peninsula[34], in Japan[35]; Kisei Main Line[36], a railway line[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1891[39]; Kinokawa River[40], a river[41], in Japan[42]; Kii branch[43], a cadet branch[44], headquartered in Wakayama Castle[45]; and Kii Channel[46], a strait[47], in Japan[48].

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  7. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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