Otaru

Summary

Otaru is a city of Japan^[1]. Otaru has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[7].
• Otaru's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Otaru's shares border with is recorded as Yoichi^[9].
• Otaru's shares border with is recorded as Akaigawa^[10].
• Otaru's shares border with is recorded as Sapporo^[11].
• Otaru's shares border with is recorded as Ishikari^[12].
• Otaru's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dunedin^[13].
• Otaru's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nakhodka^[14].
• Otaru's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gangseo District^[15].
• Otaru's legislative body is recorded as Q61194579^[16].
• Otaru's postal code is recorded as 047-8660^[17].
• Otaru's Commons category is recorded as Otaru, Hokkaido^[18].
• Otaru's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[19].
• Otaru's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[20].
• Otaru's local dialing code is recorded as 0134^[21].
• October 1, 1899 marks the founding of Otaru^[22].
• April 20, 1922 marks the founding of Otaru^[23].
• Otaru's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.19072222222222, 'lon': 140.99436111111112}^[24].
• Otaru's official website is recorded as https://www.city.otaru.lg.jp/^[25].
• Otaru's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Hanazono Dango^[26].
• Otaru's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Otaru^[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 covers an area of {'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^[7] and big city^[8].

History and Context

Recorded inception include October 1, 1899^[22] and April 20, 1922^[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Otaru include Sasson Expressway^[35], a controlled-access highway^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1971^[38].

Why It Matters

Otaru has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Otaru is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Otaru include Sasson Expressway^[35], a controlled-access highway^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1971^[38].