Shiraoi

Summary

Shiraoi is a town of Japan^[1]. Shiraoi ranks in the top 3% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (332 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shiraoi is located in Shiraoi district^[3].
• Shiraoi is located in Hokkaido^[4].
• Shiraoi is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Shiraoi's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[6].
• Shiraoi's shares border with is recorded as Chitose^[7].
• Shiraoi's shares border with is recorded as Tomakomai^[8].
• Shiraoi's shares border with is recorded as Noboribetsu^[9].
• Shiraoi's shares border with is recorded as Date^[10].
• Shiraoi's shares border with is recorded as Sōbetsu-chō^[11].
• Shiraoi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tsugaru^[12].
• Shiraoi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sendai^[13].
• Shiraoi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quesnel^[14].
• Shiraoi's Commons category is recorded as Shiraoi, Hokkaido^[15].
• Shiraoi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[16].
• April 1, 1919 marks the founding of Shiraoi^[17].
• November 1, 1954 marks the founding of Shiraoi^[18].
• Shiraoi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.55122222222222, 'lon': 141.3558888888889}^[19].
• Shiraoi's official website is recorded as https://www.town.shiraoi.hokkaido.jp/^[20].
• Shiraoi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shiraoi, Hokkaido^[21].
• Shiraoi has a population of {'amount': '+16638'}^[22].
• Shiraoi has a population of {'amount': '+17740'}^[23].
• Shiraoi has a population of {'amount': '+19376'}^[24].
• Shiraoi's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '白老町'}^[25].
• Shiraoi's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity^[26].
• Shiraoi's name in kana is recorded as しらおいちょう^[27].

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Geography

Shiraoi is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Shiraoi district^[3], a district of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1879^[30] and Hokkaido^[4], a prefecture of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Shiraoi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+425.64'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16638'}^[22], {'amount': '+17740'}^[23], and {'amount': '+19376'}^[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1919^[17] and November 1, 1954^[18].

Why It Matters

Shiraoi ranks in the top 3% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (332 views/month).^[2] Shiraoi has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Shiraoi is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]