Nishinoshima

town in Oki district, Shimane prefecture, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q543193
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Nishinoshima

Summary

Nishinoshima is a town of Japan[1]. Nishinoshima ranks in the top 9% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nishinoshima is located in Oki District[3].
  • Nishinoshima is located in Shimane Prefecture[4].
  • Nishinoshima is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Nishinoshima's image is recorded as Kuniga shore.jpg[6].
  • Nishinoshima's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[7].
  • Nishinoshima's flag image is recorded as Flag of Nishinoshima, Shimane.svg[8].
  • Nishinoshima's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Nishinoshima, Shimane.svg[9].
  • Nishinoshima's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 259887898[10].
  • Nishinoshima's locator map image is recorded as Nishinoshima in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg[11].
  • Nishinoshima's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09408393[12].
  • Nishinoshima's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00264440[13].
  • Nishinoshima's Commons category is recorded as Nishinoshima, Shimane[14].
  • Nishinoshima's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4088077[15].
  • Nishinoshima's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[16].
  • Nishinoshima's dantai code is recorded as 325261[17].
  • +1957-02-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nishinoshima[18].
  • Nishinoshima's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.09316666666667, 'lon': 132.99433333333334}[19].
  • Nishinoshima's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02nndz[20].
  • Nishinoshima's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Nishinoshima Island[21].
  • Nishinoshima's official website is recorded as https://www.town.nishinoshima.shimane.jp/[22].
  • Nishinoshima's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nishinoshima, Shimane[23].
  • Nishinoshima's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 89872290-a448-4ad8-a344-15402d1e1202[24].
  • Nishinoshima's population is recorded as {'amount': '+2777'}[25].
  • Nishinoshima's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3027'}[26].
  • Nishinoshima's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3136'}[27].

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Geography

Nishinoshima is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Oki District[3], a district of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1969[30] and Shimane Prefecture[4], a prefecture of Japan[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1871[33].

Physical Characteristics

Nishinoshima's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+55.96'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2777'}[25], {'amount': '+3027'}[26], and {'amount': '+3136'}[27].

Designation and Status

Nishinoshima's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[7].

History and Context

+1957-02-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nishinoshima[18].

Why It Matters

Nishinoshima ranks in the top 9% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] Nishinoshima has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . pref.shimane-toukei.jp. Retrieved . pref.shimane-toukei.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+2777'}, {'amount': '+3027'}, {'amount': '+3136'}
    Coordinate location {'lat': 36.09316666666667, 'lon': 132.99433333333334}
    Country Japan
    Located in/on physical feature Nishinoshima Island
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