Kiryū

Summary

Kiryū is a city of Japan^[1]. Kiryū draws 289 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 instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[5].
• Kiryū's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Maebashi^[7].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Isesaki^[8].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Ōta-shi^[9].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Numata^[10].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Midori^[11].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Ashikaga^[12].
• Kiryū's shares border with is recorded as Sano^[13].
• Kiryū's twinned administrative body is recorded as Columbus^[14].
• Kiryū's twinned administrative body is recorded as Biella^[15].
• Kiryū's legislative body is recorded as Q97311111^[16].
• Kiryū's Commons category is recorded as Kiryu, Gunma^[17].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Kiryū^[18].
• Kiryū's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.40533333333333, 'longitude': 139.33047222222223}^[19].
• Kiryū's pseudonym is recorded as 織都^[20].
• Kiryū's official website is recorded as http://www.city.kiryu.lg.jp/^[21].
• Kiryū's official website is recorded as https://www.city.kiryu.lg.jp/^[22].
• Kiryū's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kiryū, Gunma^[23].
• Kiryū's Commons gallery is recorded as 桐生市^[24].
• Kiryū has a population of {'amount': '+105751'}^[25].
• Kiryū has a population of {'amount': '+114714'}^[26].
• Kiryū has a population of {'amount': '+121704'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Kiryū covers an area of {'amount': '+274.45'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+105751'}^[25], {'amount': '+114714'}^[26], {'amount': '+121704'}^[27], and {'amount': '+95894'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[5] and big city^[6].

History and Context

April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Kiryū^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kiryū include Kiryū Station^[30], a railway station^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1888^[33].

Why It Matters

Kiryū draws 289 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.^[34] Kiryū is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Kiryū include Kiryū Station^[30], a railway station^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1888^[33].