Otsuchi

town in Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q386411
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Otsuchi

Summary

Otsuchi is a town of Japan[1]. Otsuchi has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Otsuchi is located in Kamihei district[3].
  • Otsuchi is located in Iwate Prefecture[4].
  • Otsuchi is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Otsuchi is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].
  • Otsuchi is on the body of water Ōtsuchi Bay[7].
  • Otsuchi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[8].
  • Otsuchi's shares border with is recorded as Miyako[9].
  • Otsuchi's shares border with is recorded as Tōno-shi[10].
  • Otsuchi's shares border with is recorded as Kamaishi[11].
  • Otsuchi's shares border with is recorded as Yamada[12].
  • Otsuchi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fort Bragg[13].
  • Otsuchi's Commons category is recorded as Otsuchi, Iwate[14].
  • Otsuchi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[15].
  • April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Otsuchi[16].
  • Otsuchi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.35825, 'lon': 141.89944444444444}[17].
  • Otsuchi's significant event is recorded as aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami[18].
  • Otsuchi's official website is recorded as https://www.town.otsuchi.iwate.jp/[19].
  • Otsuchi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ōtsuchi, Iwate[20].
  • Otsuchi has a population of {'amount': '+10719'}[21].
  • Otsuchi has a population of {'amount': '+11759'}[22].
  • Otsuchi has a population of {'amount': '+15276'}[23].
  • Otsuchi's replaces is recorded as Kanezawa[24].
  • Otsuchi's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity[25].
  • Otsuchi's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '大槌町'}[26].
  • Otsuchi's name in kana is recorded as おおつちちょう[27].

Body

Geography

Otsuchi is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Kamihei district[3], a district of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1897[30] and Iwate Prefecture[4], a prefecture of Japan[31], in Japan[32]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean[6], an ocean[33] and Ōtsuchi Bay[7], a bay[34], in Japan[35].

Physical Characteristics

Otsuchi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+200.42'}[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10719'}[21], {'amount': '+11759'}[22], and {'amount': '+15276'}[23].

Designation and Status

Otsuchi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[8].

History and Context

April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Otsuchi[16].

Why It Matters

Otsuchi has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Otsuchi is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [4] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . 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] . www3.pref.iwate.jp. Retrieved . www3.pref.iwate.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] . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district Iwate 3rd district, Iwate 2nd district
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Kamihei district, Minamihei district, Iwate Prefecture
    Official website https://www.town.otsuchi.iwate.jp/
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