Saga

Summary

Saga is a city of Japan^[1]. Saga ranks in the top 6% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Saga is located in Saga Prefecture^[3].
• Saga is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Saga is on the body of water Chikugo River^[5].
• Saga is on the body of water Ariake Sea^[6].
• Saga is on the body of water Kase River^[7].
• Saga's head of government is recorded as Hidetaka Sakai^[8].
• Saga's image is recorded as Hotel Ryūtōen, Saga.jpg^[9].
• Saga's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[10].
• Saga's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[11].
• Saga's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Saga's flag image is recorded as Flag of Saga, Saga.svg^[13].
• Saga's shares border with is recorded as Ogi^[14].
• Saga's shares border with is recorded as Karatsu^[15].
• Saga's shares border with is recorded as Taku^[16].
• Saga's shares border with is recorded as Kanzaki^[17].
• Saga's shares border with is recorded as Fukuoka^[18].
• Saga's shares border with is recorded as Yanagawa^[19].
• Saga's shares border with is recorded as Ōkawa-shi^[20].
• Saga's shares border with is recorded as Itoshima^[21].
• Saga's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Saga, Saga.svg^[22].
• Saga's legislative body is recorded as Q97280167^[23].
• Saga's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 145429076^[24].
• Saga's locator map image is recorded as Saga in Saga Prefecture Ja.svg^[25].
• Saga's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81112040^[26].
• Saga's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01797677^[27].

Body

Geography

Saga is in the country of Japan^[4]. Saga is located in Saga Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Chikugo River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Ariake Sea^[6], a bay^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Kase River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+238934'}^[34], {'amount': '+232359'}^[35], {'amount': '+236372'}^[36], and {'amount': '+237506'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[10], prefectural capital of Japan^[11], and big city^[12].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[38] and +2005-10-01T00:00:00Z^[39].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Saga include Saga Airport^[40], an airport^[41], in Japan^[42] and Saga Station^[43], a railway station^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1891^[46].

Why It Matters

Saga ranks in the top 6% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).^[2] Saga has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47]

Entities named for Saga include Saga Airport^[40], an airport^[41], in Japan^[42] and Saga Station^[43], a railway station^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1891^[46].