Shirakawa

Summary

Shirakawa is a city of Japan^[1]. Shirakawa draws 99 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 instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[5].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Yabuki^[6].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Nishigō-mura^[7].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Izumizaki^[8].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Nakajima^[9].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Tanagura^[10].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Ishikawa^[11].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Asakawa^[12].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Ten-ei^[13].
• Shirakawa's shares border with is recorded as Nasu^[14].
• Shirakawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Compiègne^[15].
• Shirakawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Anoka^[16].
• Shirakawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gyōda-shi^[17].
• Shirakawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuwana^[18].
• Shirakawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toda^[19].
• Shirakawa's Commons category is recorded as Shirakawa, Fukushima^[20].
• Shirakawa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[21].
• Shirakawa's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[22].
• April 1, 1949 marks the founding of Shirakawa^[23].
• Shirakawa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.126305555555554, 'lon': 140.21091666666666}^[24].
• Shirakawa's official website is recorded as https://www.city.shirakawa.fukushima.jp/^[25].
• Shirakawa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shirakawa, Fukushima^[26].
• Shirakawa has a population of {'amount': '+59044'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Shirakawa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+305.32'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+59044'}^[27], {'amount': '+61913'}^[29], and {'amount': '+64704'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Shirakawa's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[5].

History and Context

April 1, 1949 marks the founding of Shirakawa^[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shirakawa include Shirakawa Station^[31], a railway station^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1887^[34].

Why It Matters

Shirakawa draws 99 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.^[35]

Entities named for Shirakawa include Shirakawa Station^[31], a railway station^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1887^[34].