Rikubetsu

town in Ashoro district, Hokkaidō, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1185968
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Rikubetsu

Summary

Rikubetsu is a town of Japan[1]. Rikubetsu ranks in the top 6% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rikubetsu is located in Tokachi Subprefecture[3].
  • Rikubetsu is located in Ashoro district[4].
  • Rikubetsu is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Rikubetsu's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].
  • Rikubetsu's shares border with is recorded as Ashoro[7].
  • Rikubetsu's shares border with is recorded as Oketo[8].
  • Rikubetsu's shares border with is recorded as Kunneppu[9].
  • Rikubetsu's shares border with is recorded as Tsubetsu[10].
  • Rikubetsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lacombe[11].
  • Rikubetsu's Commons category is recorded as Rikubetsu, Hokkaido[12].
  • Rikubetsu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[13].
  • April 1, 1923 marks the founding of Rikubetsu[14].
  • September 18, 1953 marks the founding of Rikubetsu[15].
  • Rikubetsu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.468916666666665, 'lon': 143.7473611111111}[16].
  • Rikubetsu's official website is recorded as https://www.rikubetsu.jp/[17].
  • Rikubetsu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rikubetsu, Hokkaido[18].
  • Rikubetsu has a population of {'amount': '+2314'}[19].
  • Rikubetsu has a population of {'amount': '+2482'}[20].
  • Rikubetsu has a population of {'amount': '+2650'}[21].
  • Rikubetsu's replaces is recorded as Nishiashoro[22].
  • Rikubetsu's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '陸別町'}[23].
  • Rikubetsu's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity[24].
  • Rikubetsu's name in kana is recorded as りくべつちょう[25].
  • Rikubetsu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+608.90'}[26].
  • Rikubetsu's associated electoral district is recorded as Hokkaido 11th district[27].

Body

Geography

Rikubetsu is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Tokachi Subprefecture[3], a subprefecture of Japan[28], in Japan[29] and Ashoro district[4], a district of Japan[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1879[32].

Physical Characteristics

Rikubetsu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+608.90'}[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2314'}[19], {'amount': '+2482'}[20], and {'amount': '+2650'}[21].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1923[14] and September 18, 1953[15].

Why It Matters

Rikubetsu ranks in the top 6% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2] Rikubetsu has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Rikubetsu is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . canadainternational.gc.ca. canadainternational.gc.ca. Provenance: 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] . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 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.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Twinned administrative body Lacombe
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    Official website https://www.rikubetsu.jp/
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