Shakotan

Summary

Shakotan is a town of Japan^[1]. Shakotan ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shakotan is located in Shakotan district^[3].
• Shakotan is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shakotan's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[5].
• Shakotan's shares border with is recorded as Furubira^[6].
• Shakotan's shares border with is recorded as Kamoenai^[7].
• Shakotan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seaside^[8].
• Shakotan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kami^[9].
• Shakotan's Commons category is recorded as Shakotan, Hokkaido^[10].
• Shakotan's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[11].
• September 30, 1956 marks the founding of Shakotan^[12].
• Shakotan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.298722222222224, 'lon': 140.598}^[13].
• Shakotan's official website is recorded as https://www.town.shakotan.lg.jp/^[14].
• Shakotan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shakotan, Hokkaido^[15].
• Shakotan has a population of {'amount': '+1922'}^[16].
• Shakotan has a population of {'amount': '+2115'}^[17].
• Shakotan has a population of {'amount': '+2516'}^[18].
• Shakotan's replaces is recorded as Bikuni^[19].
• Shakotan's replaces is recorded as Yobetsu^[20].
• Shakotan's replaces is recorded as Irika^[21].
• Shakotan's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity^[22].
• Shakotan's name in kana is recorded as しゃこたんちょう^[23].
• Shakotan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+238.13'}^[24].
• Shakotan's associated electoral district is recorded as Hokkaido 4th district^[25].

Body

Geography

Shakotan is in the country of Japan^[4]. Shakotan is located in Shakotan district^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shakotan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+238.13'}^[24]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1922'}^[16], {'amount': '+2115'}^[17], and {'amount': '+2516'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Shakotan's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[5].

History and Context

September 30, 1956 marks the founding of Shakotan^[12].

Why It Matters

Shakotan ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2] Shakotan has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]