Shirakawa

Summary

Shirakawa is a city of Japan^[1]. Shirakawa draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #99 of 691).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shirakawa is located in Fukushima Prefecture^[3].
• Shirakawa is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shirakawa's image is recorded as Shirakawa city center area Aerial photograph.1975.jpg^[5].
• Shirakawa's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[6].
• Shirakawa's flag image is recorded as Flag of Shirakawa, Fukushima.svg^[7].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Yabuki^[8].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Nishigō-mura^[9].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Izumizaki^[10].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Nakajima^[11].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Tanagura^[12].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Ishikawa^[13].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Asakawa^[14].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Ten-ei^[15].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Nasu^[16].
• Shirakawa's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Shirakawa, Fukushima.svg^[17].
• Shirakawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Compiègne^[18].
• Shirakawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Anoka^[19].
• Shirakawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gyōda-shi^[20].
• Shirakawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuwana^[21].
• Shirakawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toda^[22].
• Shirakawa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 251429650^[23].
• Shirakawa's locator map image is recorded as Shirakawa in Fukushima Prefecture Ja.svg^[24].
• Shirakawa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80083641^[25].
• Shirakawa's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00258347^[26].
• Shirakawa's Commons category is recorded as Shirakawa, Fukushima^[27].

Body

Geography

Shirakawa is in the country of Japan^[4]. Shirakawa is located in Fukushima Prefecture^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shirakawa's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+305.32'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+59044'}^[29], {'amount': '+61913'}^[30], and {'amount': '+64704'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Shirakawa's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[6].

History and Context

+1949-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shirakawa^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shirakawa include Shirakawa Station^[33], a railway station^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1887^[36].

Why It Matters

Shirakawa draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #99 of 691).^[2] Shirakawa has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]

Entities named for Shirakawa include Shirakawa Station^[33], a railway station^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1887^[36].