Sakata

Summary

Sakata is a city of Japan^[1]. Sakata ranks in the top 8% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sakata is located in Yamagata Prefecture^[3].
• Sakata is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Sakata is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[5].
• Sakata is on the body of water Mogami River^[6].
• Sakata's image is recorded as 酒田祭.JPG^[7].
• Sakata's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[8].
• Sakata's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Sakata's flag image is recorded as Flag of Sakata, Yamagata.svg^[10].
• Sakata's shares border with is recorded as Tsuruoka^[11].
• Sakata's shares border with is recorded as Shōnai-machi^[12].
• Sakata's shares border with is recorded as Mikawa^[13].
• Sakata's shares border with is recorded as Mamurogawa^[14].
• Sakata's shares border with is recorded as Sakegawa^[15].
• Sakata's shares border with is recorded as Tozawa^[16].
• Sakata's shares border with is recorded as Yuza^[17].
• Sakata's shares border with is recorded as Yurihonjo^[18].
• Sakata's shares border with is recorded as Nikaho^[19].
• Sakata's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Sakata, Yamagata.svg^[20].
• Sakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Osaki^[21].
• Sakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky^[22].
• Sakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tangshan^[23].
• Sakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Musashino^[24].
• Sakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shibushi^[25].
• Sakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaizu^[26].
• Sakata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kita^[27].

Body

Geography

Sakata is in the country of Japan^[4]. Sakata is located in Yamagata Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Japan^[5], a marginal sea^[28], in Russia^[29] and Mogami River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Sakata's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+602.97'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+99235'}^[33], {'amount': '+106244'}^[34], and {'amount': '+111151'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[36] and +1933-04-01T00:00:00Z^[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sakata include Sakata Station^[38], a railway station^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 1914^[41].

Why It Matters

Sakata ranks in the top 8% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).^[2] Sakata has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]

Entities named for Sakata include Sakata Station^[38], a railway station^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 1914^[41].