Shimokawa

Summary

Shimokawa is a town of Japan^[1]. Shimokawa ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shimokawa is located in Kamikawa Subprefecture^[3].
• Shimokawa is located in Kamikawa district^[4].
• Shimokawa is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Shimokawa's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[6].
• Shimokawa's shares border with is recorded as Nayoro^[7].
• Shimokawa's shares border with is recorded as Shibetsu^[8].
• Shimokawa's shares border with is recorded as Takinoue^[9].
• Shimokawa's shares border with is recorded as Nishiokoppe^[10].
• Shimokawa's shares border with is recorded as Omu^[11].
• Shimokawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kenora^[12].
• Shimokawa's Commons category is recorded as Shimokawa, Hokkaido^[13].
• Shimokawa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[14].
• January 1, 1924 marks the founding of Shimokawa^[15].
• December 1, 1949 marks the founding of Shimokawa^[16].
• Shimokawa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.30261111111111, 'lon': 142.6352222222222}^[17].
• Shimokawa's official website is recorded as https://www.town.shimokawa.hokkaido.jp/^[18].
• Shimokawa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shimokawa, Hokkaido^[19].
• Shimokawa has a population of {'amount': '+3186'}^[20].
• Shimokawa has a population of {'amount': '+3547'}^[21].
• Shimokawa has a population of {'amount': '+3775'}^[22].
• Shimokawa's replaces is recorded as Nayoro^[23].
• Shimokawa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '下川町'}^[24].
• Shimokawa's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity^[25].
• Shimokawa's name in kana is recorded as しもかわちょう^[26].
• Shimokawa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+644.20'}^[27].

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Geography

Shimokawa is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Kamikawa Subprefecture^[3], a subprefecture of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29] and Kamikawa district^[4], a district of Japan^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1879^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Shimokawa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+644.20'}^[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3186'}^[20], {'amount': '+3547'}^[21], and {'amount': '+3775'}^[22].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Recorded inception include January 1, 1924^[15] and December 1, 1949^[16].

Why It Matters

Shimokawa ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2] Shimokawa has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Shimokawa is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]