Maebashi

Summary

Maebashi is a core city of Japan^[1]. Maebashi draws 1,763 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].
• Maebashi's postal code is recorded as 371-8601^[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]. Maebashi is part of Maebashi metropolitan area^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+331849'}^[37], {'amount': '+336154'}^[38], and {'amount': '+340291'}^[39].

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^[40] and April 1, 1892^[41].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Maebashi include Maebashi Station^[42], a railway station^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1884^[45].

Why It Matters

Maebashi draws 1,763 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.^[46] Maebashi is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Maebashi include Maebashi Station^[42], a railway station^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1884^[45].