Shihoro

town in Katō district, Hokkaido, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1210187
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Shihoro

Summary

Shihoro is a town of Japan[1]. Shihoro ranks in the top 9% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shihoro is located in Tokachi Subprefecture[3].
  • Shihoro is located in Katō District[4].
  • Shihoro is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Shihoro's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].
  • Shihoro's shares border with is recorded as Shikaoi[7].
  • Shihoro's shares border with is recorded as Otofuke[8].
  • Shihoro's shares border with is recorded as Kamishihoro[9].
  • Shihoro's shares border with is recorded as Ikeda[10].
  • Shihoro's shares border with is recorded as Hombetsu[11].
  • Shihoro's Commons category is recorded as Shihoro, Hokkaido[12].
  • Shihoro's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[13].
  • April 1, 1921 marks the founding of Shihoro[14].
  • November 1, 1962 marks the founding of Shihoro[15].
  • Shihoro's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.168055555555554, 'lon': 143.24113888888888}[16].
  • Shihoro's official website is recorded as https://www.shihoro.jp/[17].
  • Shihoro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shihoro, Hokkaido[18].
  • Shihoro has a population of {'amount': '+6027'}[19].
  • Shihoro has a population of {'amount': '+6132'}[20].
  • Shihoro has a population of {'amount': '+6416'}[21].
  • Shihoro's replaces is recorded as Otofuke[22].
  • Shihoro's replaces is recorded as Ikeda[23].
  • Shihoro's replaced by is recorded as Kamishihoro[24].
  • Shihoro's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '士幌町'}[25].
  • Shihoro's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity[26].
  • Shihoro's name in kana is recorded as しほろちょう[27].

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Geography

Shihoro is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Tokachi Subprefecture[3], a subprefecture of Japan[28], in Japan[29] and Katō District[4], a district of Japan[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1879[32].

Physical Characteristics

Shihoro covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+259.19'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6027'}[19], {'amount': '+6132'}[20], and {'amount': '+6416'}[21].

Designation and Status

Shihoro's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1921[14] and November 1, 1962[15].

Why It Matters

Shihoro ranks in the top 9% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] Shihoro has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Shihoro is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Associated electoral district Hokkaido 11th district
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