Kiryū

Summary

Kiryū is a city of Japan^[1]. Kiryū draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #87 of 691).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kiryū is located in Gunma Prefecture^[3].
• Kiryū is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kiryū's image is recorded as MountAkagi.jpg^[5].
• Kiryū's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[6].
• Kiryū's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Kiryū's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kiryu, Gunma.svg^[8].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Maebashi^[9].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Isesaki^[10].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Ōta-shi^[11].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Numata^[12].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Midori^[13].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Ashikaga^[14].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Sano^[15].
• Kiryū's coat of arms image is recorded as 群馬県桐生市市章.svg^[16].
• Kiryū's twinned administrative body is recorded as Columbus^[17].
• Kiryū's twinned administrative body is recorded as Biella^[18].
• Kiryū's legislative body is recorded as Q97311111^[19].
• Kiryū's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141916622^[20].
• Kiryū's locator map image is recorded as Kiryu in Gunma Prefecture Ja.svg^[21].
• Kiryū's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82082761^[22].
• Kiryū's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02344791^[23].
• Kiryū's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00273870^[24].
• Kiryū's Commons category is recorded as Kiryu, Gunma^[25].
• Kiryū's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1861888^[26].
• Kiryū's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Kiryū is in the country of Japan^[4]. Kiryū is located in Gunma Prefecture^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kiryū's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+274.45'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+105751'}^[29], {'amount': '+114714'}^[30], and {'amount': '+121704'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[6] and big city^[7].

History and Context

+1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kiryū^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kiryū include Kiryū Station^[33], a railway station^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1888^[36].

Why It Matters

Kiryū draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #87 of 691).^[2] Kiryū has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Kiryū is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Kiryū include Kiryū Station^[33], a railway station^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1888^[36].