Sanriku

Summary

Sanriku is a dissolved municipality of Japan^[1]. Sanriku ranks in the top 6% of dissolved_municipality_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sanriku is located in Kesen district^[3].
• Sanriku is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Sanriku's instance of is recorded as dissolved municipality of Japan^[5].
• September 30, 1956 marks the founding of Sanriku^[6].
• April 1, 1967 marks the founding of Sanriku^[7].
• Sanriku was dissolved in November 15, 2001^[8].
• Sanriku's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.12036111111111, 'lon': 141.81338888888888}^[9].
• Sanriku's replaces is recorded as Yoshihama^[10].
• Sanriku's replaces is recorded as Okirai^[11].
• Sanriku's replaces is recorded as Ryōri^[12].
• Sanriku's replaced by is recorded as Ōfunato^[13].
• Sanriku's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '三陸村'}^[14].
• Sanriku's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '三陸町'}^[15].
• Sanriku's name in kana is recorded as さんりくちょう^[16].
• Sanriku covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+137.13'}^[17].
• Sanriku's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ōfunato^[18].
• Sanriku's associated electoral district is recorded as Iwate 3rd district^[19].

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Founding

Recorded inception include September 30, 1956^[6] and April 1, 1967^[7].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '三陸村'}^[14] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '三陸町'}^[15].

Dissolution

Sanriku was dissolved in November 15, 2001^[8].

Why It Matters

Sanriku ranks in the top 6% of dissolved_municipality_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] Sanriku has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]