Minamata

Summary

Minamata is a city of Japan^[1]. Minamata draws 60 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #71 of 691).^[2]

Key Facts

• Minamata is located in Kumamoto Prefecture^[3].
• Minamata is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Minamata's image is recorded as Minamata Bay 1974.jpg^[5].
• Minamata's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[6].
• Minamata's flag image is recorded as Flag of Minamata, Kumamoto.svg^[7].
• Minamata's shares border with is recorded as Isa^[8].
• Minamata's shares border with is recorded as Izumi^[9].
• Minamata's shares border with is recorded as Ashikita^[10].
• Minamata's shares border with is recorded as Tsunagi^[11].
• Minamata's shares border with is recorded as Kuma^[12].
• Minamata's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 252619791^[13].
• Minamata's GND ID is recorded as 4506386-2^[14].
• Minamata's locator map image is recorded as Minamata in Kumamoto Prefecture Ja.svg^[15].
• Minamata's locator map image is recorded as Minamata in Kumamoto Prefecture.png^[16].
• Minamata's locator map image is recorded as Map Kumamoto Minamata-City.PNG^[17].
• Minamata's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06530685^[18].
• Minamata's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00291124^[19].
• Minamata's Commons category is recorded as Minamata, Kumamoto^[20].
• Minamata's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3995580^[21].
• Minamata's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[22].
• Minamata's dantai code is recorded as 432059^[23].
• +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Minamata^[24].
• +1912-12-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Minamata^[25].
• +1949-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Minamata^[26].
• Minamata's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.21186111111111, 'lon': 130.40875}^[27].

Body

Geography

Minamata is in the country of Japan^[4]. Minamata is located in Kumamoto Prefecture^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Minamata's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+163.29'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+23155'}^[29], {'amount': '+25411'}^[30], and {'amount': '+26978'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Minamata's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[24], +1912-12-01T00:00:00Z^[25], and +1949-04-01T00:00:00Z^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Minamata include Minamata disease^[32], a rare disease^[33], in Japan^[34]; Minamata^[35], a film^[36], directed by Andrew Levitas^[37]; Minamata Convention on Mercury^[38], a treaty^[39]; and Minamata Station^[40], a railway station^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1926^[43].

Why It Matters

Minamata draws 60 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #71 of 691).^[2] Minamata has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Minamata is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Minamata include Minamata disease^[32], a rare disease^[33], in Japan^[34]; Minamata^[35], a film^[36], directed by Andrew Levitas^[37]; Minamata Convention on Mercury^[38], a treaty^[39]; and Minamata Station^[40], a railway station^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1926^[43].