Niseko

town in Abuta district, Hokkaido, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1204586
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Niseko

Summary

Niseko is a town of Japan[1]. Niseko ranks in the top 2% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Niseko is located in Abuta district[3].
  • Niseko is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Niseko's head of government is recorded as Ken'ya Katayama[5].
  • Niseko's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].
  • Niseko's shares border with is recorded as Kutchan[7].
  • Niseko's shares border with is recorded as Makkari[8].
  • Niseko's shares border with is recorded as Rankoshi[9].
  • Niseko's shares border with is recorded as Toyoura[10].
  • Niseko is named after Niseko[11].
  • Niseko's twinned administrative body is recorded as Takashima[12].
  • Niseko's Commons category is recorded as Niseko, Hokkaido[13].
  • Niseko's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[14].
  • April 1, 1906 marks the founding of Niseko[15].
  • September 1, 1950 marks the founding of Niseko[16].
  • Niseko's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.805, 'lon': 140.68791666666667}[17].
  • Niseko's separated from is recorded as Rusutsu[18].
  • Niseko's official website is recorded as https://www.town.niseko.lg.jp/[19].
  • Niseko's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Niseko, Hokkaido[20].
  • Niseko has a population of {'amount': '+4991'}[21].
  • Niseko has a population of {'amount': '+4958'}[22].
  • Niseko has a population of {'amount': '+4823'}[23].
  • Niseko's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Niseko[24].
  • Niseko's replaces is recorded as Toyoura[25].
  • Niseko's replaces is recorded as Kutchan[26].
  • Niseko's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ニセコ町'}[27].

Body

Geography

Niseko is in the country of Japan[4]. Niseko is located in Abuta district[3].

Physical Characteristics

Niseko covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+197.13'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4991'}[21], {'amount': '+4958'}[22], and {'amount': '+4823'}[23].

Designation and Status

Niseko's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1906[15] and September 1, 1950[16]. Niseko is named after Niseko[11].

Why It Matters

Niseko ranks in the top 2% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2] Niseko has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Niseko is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Twinned administrative body Takashima
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    Official website https://www.town.niseko.lg.jp/
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