Shirataka

Summary

Shirataka is a town of Japan^[1]. Shirataka has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Shirataka is located in Nishiokitama district^[3].
• Shirataka is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shirataka's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[5].
• Shirataka's shares border with is recorded as Nagai^[6].
• Shirataka's shares border with is recorded as Nanyo^[7].
• Shirataka's shares border with is recorded as Yamanobe^[8].
• Shirataka's shares border with is recorded as Asahi^[9].
• Shirataka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nagaoka^[10].
• Shirataka's Commons category is recorded as Shirataka, Yamagata^[11].
• Shirataka's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[12].
• October 1, 1954 marks the founding of Shirataka^[13].
• Shirataka's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.183083333333336, 'lon': 140.09855555555555}^[14].
• Shirataka's official website is recorded as https://www.town.shirataka.lg.jp/^[15].
• Shirataka's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shirataka^[16].
• Shirataka has a population of {'amount': '+12663'}^[17].
• Shirataka has a population of {'amount': '+14175'}^[18].
• Shirataka has a population of {'amount': '+15314'}^[19].
• Shirataka's replaces is recorded as Arato^[20].
• Shirataka's replaces is recorded as Ayukai^[21].
• Shirataka's replaces is recorded as Higashine^[22].
• Shirataka's replaces is recorded as Shirataka^[23].
• Shirataka's replaces is recorded as Juō^[24].
• Shirataka's replaces is recorded as Koguwa^[25].
• Shirataka's replaces is recorded as Asahi^[26].
• Shirataka's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Shirataka covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+157.71'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12663'}^[17], {'amount': '+14175'}^[18], and {'amount': '+15314'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Shirataka's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[5].

History and Context

October 1, 1954 marks the founding of Shirataka^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shirataka include 12445 Sirataka^[29], an asteroid^[30].

Why It Matters

Shirataka has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Entities named for Shirataka include 12445 Sirataka^[29], an asteroid^[30].