Rishiri

Summary

Rishiri is a town of Japan^[1]. Rishiri ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rishiri is located in Soya Subprefecture^[3].
• Rishiri is located in Rishiri district^[4].
• Rishiri is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Rishiri's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[6].
• Rishiri's shares border with is recorded as Rishirifuji^[7].
• Rishiri's Commons category is recorded as Rishiri, Hokkaido^[8].
• Rishiri's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[9].
• September 15, 1956 marks the founding of Rishiri^[10].
• Rishiri's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.187083333333334, 'lon': 141.1396388888889}^[11].
• Rishiri's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Rishiri Island^[12].
• Rishiri's official website is recorded as https://www.town.rishiri.hokkaido.jp/^[13].
• Rishiri's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rishiri, Hokkaido^[14].
• Rishiri has a population of {'amount': '+1966'}^[15].
• Rishiri has a population of {'amount': '+2303'}^[16].
• Rishiri has a population of {'amount': '+2590'}^[17].
• Rishiri's replaces is recorded as Kutsugata^[18].
• Rishiri's replaces is recorded as Senbōshi^[19].
• Rishiri's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity^[20].
• Rishiri's name in kana is recorded as りしりちょう^[21].
• Rishiri covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+76.50'}^[22].
• Rishiri's associated electoral district is recorded as Hokkaido 12th district^[23].

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Geography

Rishiri is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Soya Subprefecture^[3], a subprefecture of Japan^[24], in Japan^[25], founded in 2010^[26] and Rishiri district^[4], a district of Japan^[27], in Japan^[28], founded in 1879^[29].

Physical Characteristics

Rishiri covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+76.50'}^[22]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1966'}^[15], {'amount': '+2303'}^[16], and {'amount': '+2590'}^[17].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

September 15, 1956 marks the founding of Rishiri^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rishiri include Rishiri Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Japan^[32].

Why It Matters

Rishiri ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).^[2] Rishiri has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]

Entities named for Rishiri include Rishiri Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Japan^[32].