Satsuma Province

Summary

Satsuma Province is a province of Japan^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of province_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Satsuma Province is located in Saikaidō^[3].
• Satsuma Province is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Satsuma Province is on the body of water Kagoshima Bay^[5].
• Satsuma Province's image is recorded as 地図 令制国 薩摩国.svg^[6].
• Satsuma Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[7].
• Satsuma Province's capital is recorded as Satsuma district^[8].
• Satsuma Province's shares border with is recorded as Ōsumi Province^[9].
• Satsuma Province's shares border with is recorded as Higo Province^[10].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Izumi district^[11].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Taki district^[12].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Satsuma district^[13].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Isa district^[14].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Koshikijima district^[15].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hioki district^[16].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ata district^[17].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Taniyama district^[18].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kawanabe district^[19].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ibusuki district^[20].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ei district^[21].
• Satsuma Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kagoshima district^[22].
• Satsuma Province's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 234738091^[23].
• Satsuma Province's GND ID is recorded as 4308816-8^[24].
• Satsuma Province's locator map image is recorded as Provinces of Japan-Satsuma.svg^[25].
• Satsuma Province's part of is recorded as Chūgoku^[26].
• Satsuma Province's part of is recorded as Q11641983^[27].

Body

Geography

Satsuma Province is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Saikaidō^[3]. It is on the body of water Kagoshima Bay^[5]. Part of include Chūgoku^[26], in Japan^[28] and Q11641983^[27], in Japan^[29].

Designation and Status

Satsuma Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[7].

History and Context

+0702-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Satsuma Province^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Satsuma Province include Japanese battleship Satsuma^[31], a dreadnought^[32]; Satsunan Islands^[33], an island group^[34], in Japan^[35]; Hisatsu Line^[36], a railway line^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1903^[39]; Satsuma Peninsula^[40], a peninsula^[41], in Japan^[42]; Hisatsu Orange Railway^[43], a third sector railways^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 2002^[46], headquartered in Yatsushiro^[47]; and Satsuma-Matsumoto Station^[48], a railway station^[49], in Japan^[50], founded in 1954^[51].

Why It Matters

Satsuma Province ranks in the top 10% of province_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include Japanese battleship Satsuma^[31], a dreadnought^[32]; Satsunan Islands^[33], an island group^[34], in Japan^[35]; Hisatsu Line^[36], a railway line^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1903^[39]; Satsuma Peninsula^[40], a peninsula^[41], in Japan^[42]; Hisatsu Orange Railway^[43], a third sector railways^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 2002^[46], headquartered in Yatsushiro^[47]; and Satsuma-Matsumoto Station^[48], a railway station^[49], in Japan^[50], founded in 1954^[51].