Kurume

Summary

Kurume is a core city of Japan^[1]. Kurume draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #38 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kurume is located in Fukuoka Prefecture^[3].
• Kurume is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kurume is on the body of water Chikugo River^[5].
• Kurume's head of government is recorded as Tsutomu Okubo^[6].
• Kurume's image is recorded as View of Kurume City.JPG^[7].
• Kurume's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[8].
• Kurume's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Kurume's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[10].
• Kurume's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kurume, Fukuoka.svg^[11].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Ogori^[12].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Asakura^[13].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Chikugo^[14].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Ōkawa-shi^[15].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Ukiha^[16].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Yame^[17].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Oki^[18].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Hirokawa^[19].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Tachiarai^[20].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Tosu^[21].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Kanzaki^[22].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Miyaki^[23].
• Kurume's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Kurume, Fukuoka.svg^[24].
• Kurume's twinned administrative body is recorded as Modesto^[25].
• Kurume's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hefei^[26].
• Kurume's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kōriyama^[27].

Body

Geography

Kurume is in the country of Japan^[4]. Kurume is located in Fukuoka Prefecture^[3]. Kurume is on the body of water Chikugo River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+302858'}^[28], {'amount': '+304552'}^[29], and {'amount': '+302402'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[8], big city^[9], and second-level administrative division^[10].

History and Context

+1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kurume^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kurume include Kurume University^[32], a private university^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1928^[35].

Why It Matters

Kurume draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #38 of 47).^[2] Kurume has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Kurume is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Kurume include Kurume University^[32], a private university^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1928^[35].