Shimanto

Summary

Shimanto is a town of Japan^[1]. Shimanto ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shimanto is located in Kōchi Prefecture^[3].
• Shimanto is located in Takaoka District^[4].
• Shimanto is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Shimanto is on the body of water Shimanto River^[6].
• Shimanto is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[7].
• Shimanto's image is recorded as Town hall of Shimanto, Kochi, Japan.jpg^[8].
• Shimanto's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[9].
• Shimanto's flag image is recorded as Flag of Shimanto-town, Kochi.svg^[10].
• Shimanto's shares border with is recorded as Shimanto^[11].
• Shimanto's shares border with is recorded as Kuroshio^[12].
• Shimanto's shares border with is recorded as Nakatosa^[13].
• Shimanto's shares border with is recorded as Tsuno^[14].
• Shimanto's shares border with is recorded as Yusuhara^[15].
• Shimanto's shares border with is recorded as Kihoku^[16].
• Shimanto's shares border with is recorded as Matsuno^[17].
• Shimanto's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Shimanto-town, Kochi.svg^[18].
• Shimanto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gochang County^[19].
• Shimanto's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 307478125^[20].
• Shimanto's locator map image is recorded as Shimanto town in Kochi Prefecture Ja.svg^[21].
• Shimanto's postal code is recorded as 786-8501^[22].
• Shimanto's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001162717^[23].
• Shimanto's Commons category is recorded as Shimanto, Kochi (town)^[24].
• Shimanto's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4034459^[25].
• Shimanto's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[26].
• Shimanto's dantai code is recorded as 394122^[27].

Body

Geography

Shimanto is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Kōchi Prefecture^[3], a prefecture of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29] and Takaoka District^[4], a district of Japan^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1879^[32]. Adjacent water bodies include Shimanto River^[6], a river^[33], in Japan^[34] and Pacific Ocean^[7], an ocean^[35].

Physical Characteristics

Shimanto's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+642.30'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15540'}^[37], {'amount': '+17325'}^[38], and {'amount': '+18733'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Shimanto's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[9].

History and Context

+2006-03-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shimanto^[40].

Why It Matters

Shimanto ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).^[2] Shimanto has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41]