Shakotan district

Summary

Shakotan district is a district of Japan^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of district_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shakotan district is located in Hokkaido^[3].
• Shakotan district is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shakotan district's instance of is recorded as district of Japan^[5].
• Shakotan district's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shakotan^[6].
• +1879-07-23T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shakotan district^[7].
• Shakotan district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.297, 'lon': 140.466}^[8].
• Shakotan district's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/051b35^[9].
• Shakotan district's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7428105^[10].
• Shakotan district's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 10753281^[11].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1879-07-23T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shakotan district^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shakotan district include Shakotan Peninsula^[12], a peninsula^[13], in Japan^[14].

Why It Matters

Shakotan district ranks in the top 5% of district_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15]

Entities named for it include Shakotan Peninsula^[12], a peninsula^[13], in Japan^[14].