Shirataka

Summary

Shirataka is a town of Japan^[1]. Shirataka ranks in the top 9% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shirataka is located in Nishiokitama district^[3].
• Shirataka is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shirataka's image is recorded as Shirataka town office.jpg^[5].
• Shirataka's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[6].
• Shirataka's flag image is recorded as Flag of Shirataka, Yamagata.svg^[7].
• Shirataka's shares border with is recorded as Nagai^[8].
• Shirataka's shares border with is recorded as Nanyo^[9].
• Shirataka's shares border with is recorded as Yamanobe^[10].
• Shirataka's shares border with is recorded as Asahi^[11].
• Shirataka's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Shirataka, Yamagata.svg^[12].
• Shirataka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nagaoka^[13].
• Shirataka's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124443369^[14].
• Shirataka's locator map image is recorded as Shirataka in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg^[15].
• Shirataka's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88173638^[16].
• Shirataka's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00381533^[17].
• Shirataka's Commons category is recorded as Shirataka, Yamagata^[18].
• Shirataka's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4137045^[19].
• Shirataka's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[20].
• Shirataka's dantai code is recorded as 064025^[21].
• +1954-10-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shirataka^[22].
• Shirataka's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.183083333333336, 'lon': 140.09855555555555}^[23].
• Shirataka's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03l2wf^[24].
• Shirataka's official website is recorded as https://www.town.shirataka.lg.jp/^[25].
• Shirataka's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shirataka^[26].
• Shirataka's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as eb0a9072-8696-45cb-9deb-4fd35a1e3b92^[27].

Body

Geography

Shirataka is in the country of Japan^[4]. Shirataka is located in Nishiokitama district^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shirataka's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+157.71'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12663'}^[29], {'amount': '+14175'}^[30], and {'amount': '+15314'}^[31].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1954-10-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shirataka^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shirataka include 12445 Sirataka^[32], an asteroid^[33].

Why It Matters

Shirataka ranks in the top 9% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] Shirataka has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34]

Entities named for Shirataka include 12445 Sirataka^[32], an asteroid^[33].