Maebashi

capital of Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Place core_city_of_japan Q201613
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Maebashi

Summary

Maebashi is a core city of Japan[1]. Maebashi draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #35 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maebashi is located in Gunma Prefecture[3].
  • Maebashi is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Maebashi is on the body of water Tone River[5].
  • Maebashi is on the body of water Hirose River[6].
  • Maebashi is on the body of water Ono[7].
  • Maebashi is on the body of water Kakumanbuchi[8].
  • Maebashi's head of government is recorded as Ryū Yamamoto[9].
  • Maebashi is on the continent of Asia[10].
  • Maebashi's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan[11].
  • Maebashi's instance of is recorded as inland city[12].
  • Maebashi's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan[13].
  • Maebashi's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan[14].
  • Maebashi's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism[15].
  • Maebashi's shares border with is recorded as Kiryū[16].
  • Maebashi's shares border with is recorded as Takasaki[17].
  • Maebashi's shares border with is recorded as Isesaki[18].
  • Maebashi's shares border with is recorded as Shibukawa[19].
  • Maebashi's shares border with is recorded as Numata[20].
  • Maebashi's shares border with is recorded as Yoshioka[21].
  • Maebashi's shares border with is recorded as Shintō-mura[22].
  • Maebashi's shares border with is recorded as Tamamura[23].
  • Maebashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Orvieto[24].
  • Maebashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Birmingham[25].
  • Maebashi's legislative body is recorded as Q28683515[26].
  • The location of Maebashi was Greater Tokyo Area[27].

Body

Geography

Maebashi is in the country of Japan[4]. Maebashi is located in Gunma Prefecture[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Tone River[5], a river[28], in Japan[29]; Hirose River[6], a river[30], in Japan[31]; Ono[7], a volcanic crater lake[32], in Japan[33]; and Kakumanbuchi[8], a raised bog[34], in Japan[35]. Maebashi is on the continent of Asia[10].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+331849'}[36], {'amount': '+336154'}[37], and {'amount': '+340291'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan[11], inland city[12], prefectural capital of Japan[13], special city of Japan[14], and city for international conferences and tourism[15].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889[39] and April 1, 1892[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Maebashi include Maebashi Station[41], a railway station[42], in Japan[43], founded in 1884[44].

Why It Matters

Maebashi draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #35 of 47).[2] Maebashi has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Maebashi is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for Maebashi include Maebashi Station[41], a railway station[42], in Japan[43], founded in 1884[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . soumu.go.jp. soumu.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . mapple.net. Retrieved . mapple.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] . wikidata.org.
  23. [7] . wikidata.org.
  24. [8] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
  27. [40] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . toukei.pref.gunma.jp. toukei.pref.gunma.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . 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. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Population {'amount': '+331849'}, {'amount': '+336154'}, {'amount': '+340291'}
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