Otaru

Summary

Otaru is a city of Japan^[1]. Otaru ranks in the top 2% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Otaru is located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture^[3].
• Otaru is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Otaru is on the body of water Ishikari Bay^[5].
• Otaru's head of government is recorded as Toshiya Hazama^[6].
• Otaru's image is recorded as Otaru from Tenguyama.JPG^[7].
• Otaru's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[8].
• Otaru's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Otaru's flag image is recorded as Flag of Otaru, Hokkaido.svg^[10].
• Otaru's shares border with is recorded as Yoichi^[11].
• Otaru's shares border with is recorded as Akaigawa^[12].
• Otaru's shares border with is recorded as Sapporo^[13].
• Otaru's shares border with is recorded as Ishikari^[14].
• Otaru's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Otaru, Hokkaido.svg^[15].
• Otaru's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dunedin^[16].
• Otaru's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nakhodka^[17].
• Otaru's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gangseo District^[18].
• Otaru's legislative body is recorded as Q61194579^[19].
• Otaru's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404036211^[20].
• Otaru's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138433137^[21].
• Otaru's GND ID is recorded as 4469998-0^[22].
• Otaru's locator map image is recorded as Otaru in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg^[23].
• Otaru's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85011509^[24].
• Otaru's postal code is recorded as 047-8660^[25].
• Otaru's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00269110^[26].
• Otaru's Commons category is recorded as Otaru, Hokkaido^[27].

Body

Geography

Otaru is in the country of Japan^[4]. Otaru is located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture^[3]. Otaru is on the body of water Ishikari Bay^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Otaru's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+243.83'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+131706'}^[29], {'amount': '+112452'}^[30], {'amount': '+121924'}^[31], {'amount': '+131928'}^[32], and {'amount': '+102652'}^[33].

Climate and Environment

Otaru's Köppen climate classification is recorded as warm-summer humid continental climate^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1899-10-01T00:00:00Z^[35] and +1922-04-20T00:00:00Z^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Otaru include Sasson Expressway^[37], a controlled-access highway^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1971^[40].

Why It Matters

Otaru ranks in the top 2% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month).^[2] Otaru has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Otaru is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Otaru include Sasson Expressway^[37], a controlled-access highway^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1971^[40].