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Shimogyō-ku

ward of Kyoto
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Shimogyō-ku

Summary

Shimogyō-ku is a ward of Japan[1]. Shimogyō-ku ranks in the top 2% of ward_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shimogyō-ku is located in Kyoto[3].
  • Shimogyō-ku is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Shimogyō-ku's instance of is recorded as ward of Japan[5].
  • Shimogyō-ku's shares border with is recorded as Ukyō Ward[6].
  • Shimogyō-ku's shares border with is recorded as Minami-ku[7].
  • Shimogyō-ku's shares border with is recorded as Nakagyō Ward[8].
  • Shimogyō-ku's shares border with is recorded as Higashiyama-ku[9].
  • Shimogyō-ku's Commons category is recorded as Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto[10].
  • Shimogyō-ku's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[11].
  • April 10, 1879 marks the founding of Shimogyō-ku[12].
  • Shimogyō-ku's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.9875, 'lon': 135.75555555556}[13].
  • Shimogyō-ku's official website is recorded as https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/shimogyo/[14].
  • Shimogyō-ku's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto[15].
  • Shimogyō-ku has a population of {'amount': '+82391'}[16].
  • Shimogyō-ku has a population of {'amount': '+82668'}[17].
  • Shimogyō-ku has a population of {'amount': '+79287'}[18].
  • Shimogyō-ku has a population of {'amount': '+82784'}[19].
  • Shimogyō-ku has a population of {'amount': '+75437'}[20].
  • Shimogyō-ku has a population of {'amount': '+71212'}[21].
  • Shimogyō-ku has a population of {'amount': '+70662'}[22].
  • Shimogyō-ku has a population of {'amount': '+73457'}[23].
  • Shimogyō-ku has a population of {'amount': '+78744'}[24].
  • Shimogyō-ku has a population of {'amount': '+86821'}[25].
  • Shimogyō-ku's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '下京区'}[26].
  • Shimogyō-ku's name in kana is recorded as しもぎょうく[27].

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Founding

April 10, 1879 marks the founding of Shimogyō-ku[12].

Why It Matters

Shimogyō-ku ranks in the top 2% of ward_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month).[2] Shimogyō-ku has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Shimogyō-ku is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . pref.kyoto.jp. Retrieved . pref.kyoto.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . census in Japan. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.82'}
    Instance of → ward of Japan
    Shares border with → Ukyō Ward, Minami-ku, Nakagyō Ward +1
    Inception → +1879-04-10T00:00:00Z
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44601|batch #44601]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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