Shōnai-machi

town in Higashitagawa District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1348827
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Shōnai-machi

Summary

Shōnai-machi is a town of Japan[1]. Shōnai-machi ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shōnai-machi is located in Higashitagawa district[3].
  • Shōnai-machi is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Shōnai-machi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[5].
  • Shōnai-machi's shares border with is recorded as Tsuruoka[6].
  • Shōnai-machi's shares border with is recorded as Sakata[7].
  • Shōnai-machi's shares border with is recorded as Mikawa[8].
  • Shōnai-machi's shares border with is recorded as Okura[9].
  • Shōnai-machi's shares border with is recorded as Tozawa[10].
  • Shōnai-machi's shares border with is recorded as Nishikawa[11].
  • Shōnai-machi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minamisanriku[12].
  • Shōnai-machi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Korsakov[13].
  • Shōnai-machi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hanting District[14].
  • Shōnai-machi's postal code is recorded as 999-7781[15].
  • Shōnai-machi's Commons category is recorded as Shonai, Yamagata[16].
  • Shōnai-machi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[17].
  • July 1, 2005 marks the founding of Shōnai-machi[18].
  • Shōnai-machi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.84988888888889, 'lon': 139.90472222222223}[19].
  • Shōnai-machi's official website is recorded as https://www.town.shonai.lg.jp[20].
  • Shōnai-machi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shōnai, Yamagata[21].
  • Shōnai-machi has a population of {'amount': '+19977'}[22].
  • Shōnai-machi has a population of {'amount': '+21666'}[23].
  • Shōnai-machi has a population of {'amount': '+23158'}[24].
  • Shōnai-machi has a population of {'amount': '+22055'}[25].
  • Shōnai-machi's replaces is recorded as Amarume[26].
  • Shōnai-machi's replaces is recorded as Tachikawa[27].

Body

Geography

Shōnai-machi is in the country of Japan[4]. Shōnai-machi is located in Higashitagawa district[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shōnai-machi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+249.17'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+19977'}[22], {'amount': '+21666'}[23], {'amount': '+23158'}[24], and {'amount': '+22055'}[25].

Designation and Status

Shōnai-machi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[5].

History and Context

July 1, 2005 marks the founding of Shōnai-machi[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shōnai-machi include Macrobiotus shonaicus[29], a taxon[30].

Why It Matters

Shōnai-machi ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2] Shōnai-machi has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Shōnai-machi is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Shōnai-machi include Macrobiotus shonaicus[29], a taxon[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . pref.yamagata.jp. Retrieved . pref.yamagata.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Transliteration or transcription Shōnai-machi
    Official website https://www.town.shonai.lg.jp
    Instance of town of Japan
    Website
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:شونائی، یاماگاٹا]]"
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