Shimosuwa

town in Suwa district, Nagano prefecture, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1204211
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Shimosuwa

Summary

Shimosuwa is a town of Japan[1]. Shimosuwa ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shimosuwa is located in Suwa district[3].
  • Shimosuwa is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Shimosuwa's image is recorded as Shimosuwa town office 2022-09.jpg[5].
  • Shimosuwa's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].
  • Shimosuwa's flag image is recorded as Flag of Shimosuwa, Nagano.svg[7].
  • Shimosuwa's shares border with is recorded as Matsumoto[8].
  • Shimosuwa's shares border with is recorded as Suwa[9].
  • Shimosuwa's shares border with is recorded as Okaya[10].
  • Shimosuwa's shares border with is recorded as Nagawa[11].
  • Shimosuwa's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Shimosuwa, Nagano.svg[12].
  • Shimosuwa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150137921[13].
  • Shimosuwa's locator map image is recorded as Shimosuwa in Nagano Prefecture Ja.svg[14].
  • Shimosuwa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83193581[15].
  • Shimosuwa's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03004722[16].
  • Shimosuwa's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00300305[17].
  • Shimosuwa's Commons category is recorded as Shimosuwa, Nagano[18].
  • Shimosuwa's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4756405[19].
  • Shimosuwa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[20].
  • Shimosuwa's dantai code is recorded as 203611[21].
  • +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shimosuwa[22].
  • +1893-06-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shimosuwa[23].
  • Shimosuwa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.06955555555555, 'lon': 138.08019444444443}[24].
  • Shimosuwa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xx6_[25].
  • Shimosuwa's official website is recorded as https://www.town.shimosuwa.lg.jp/[26].
  • Shimosuwa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shimosuwa, Nagano[27].

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Geography

Shimosuwa is in the country of Japan[4]. Shimosuwa is located in Suwa district[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shimosuwa's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+66.90'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18801'}[29], {'amount': '+20236'}[30], and {'amount': '+21532'}[31].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z[22] and +1893-06-30T00:00:00Z[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shimosuwa include Shimo-Suwa Station[32], a railway station[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1905[35].

Why It Matters

Shimosuwa ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] Shimosuwa has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Shimosuwa is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Shimosuwa include Shimo-Suwa Station[32], a railway station[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1905[35].

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. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . pref.nagano.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.nagano.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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