Kushiro

Summary

Kushiro is a city of Japan^[1]. Kushiro ranks in the top 5% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kushiro is located in Hokkaido^[3].
• Kushiro is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kushiro is on the body of water Kushiro River^[5].
• Kushiro is on the body of water Lake Akan^[6].
• Kushiro's image is recorded as Kushiro montages.JPG^[7].
• Kushiro's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[8].
• Kushiro's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Kushiro's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kushiro, Hokkaido.svg^[10].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Shiranuka^[11].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Tsurui^[12].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Kushiro^[13].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Teshikaga^[14].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Ashoro^[15].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Urahoro^[16].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Tsubetsu^[17].
• Kushiro's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Kushiro, Hokkaido.svg^[18].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tottori^[19].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky^[20].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Burnaby^[21].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kholmsk^[22].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yuzawa^[23].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Okayama^[24].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yachiyo^[25].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Izumi^[26].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tsuru^[27].

Body

Geography

Kushiro is in the country of Japan^[4]. Kushiro is located in Hokkaido^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kushiro River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29] and Lake Akan^[6], a lake^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Kushiro's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1363.29'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+165699'}^[33], {'amount': '+174742'}^[34], and {'amount': '+181169'}^[35].

Climate and Environment

Kushiro's Köppen climate classification is recorded as wet continental climate^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1900-07-01T00:00:00Z^[37], +1920-07-01T00:00:00Z^[38], +1922-08-01T00:00:00Z^[39], and +2005-10-11T00:00:00Z^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kushiro include Senmō Main Line^[41], a railway line^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1924^[44] and Kushiro Province^[45], a former province of Hokkaidō^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1869^[48].

Why It Matters

Kushiro ranks in the top 5% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).^[2] Kushiro has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Kushiro is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for Kushiro include Senmō Main Line^[41], a railway line^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1924^[44] and Kushiro Province^[45], a former province of Hokkaidō^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1869^[48].