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Shiwa

town in Shiwa district, Iwate prefecture, Japan
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Shiwa

Summary

Shiwa is a town of Japan[1]. Shiwa ranks in the top 7% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shiwa is located in Shiwa District[3].
  • Shiwa is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Shiwa's image is recorded as Shiwa Town Hall ac (1).jpg[5].
  • Shiwa's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].
  • Shiwa's flag image is recorded as Flag of Shiwa Iwate.svg[7].
  • Shiwa's shares border with is recorded as Morioka[8].
  • Shiwa's shares border with is recorded as Hanamaki[9].
  • Shiwa's shares border with is recorded as Yahaba[10].
  • Shiwa's shares border with is recorded as Shizukuishi[11].
  • Shiwa's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Shiwa, Iwate.svg[12].
  • Shiwa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Portage[13].
  • Shiwa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Southern Downs Region[14].
  • Shiwa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hino[15].
  • Shiwa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 255450581[16].
  • Shiwa's locator map image is recorded as Shiwa in Iwate Prefecture Ja.svg[17].
  • Shiwa's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00302642[18].
  • Shiwa's Commons category is recorded as Shiwa, Iwate[19].
  • Shiwa's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 963769[20].
  • Shiwa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[21].
  • Shiwa's dantai code is recorded as 033219[22].
  • +1955-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shiwa[23].
  • Shiwa's highest point is recorded as Mount Sugakura[24].
  • Shiwa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.55438888888889, 'lon': 141.15547222222222}[25].
  • Shiwa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qgsy[26].
  • Shiwa's official website is recorded as https://www.town.shiwa.iwate.jp/[27].

Body

Geography

Shiwa is in the country of Japan[4]. Shiwa is located in Shiwa District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shiwa's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+238.98'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+32036'}[29], {'amount': '+32614'}[30], and {'amount': '+33288'}[31].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1955-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shiwa[23].

Why It Matters

Shiwa ranks in the top 7% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2] Shiwa has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . www3.pref.iwate.jp. Retrieved . www3.pref.iwate.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district → Iwate 1st district
    Instance of → town of Japan
    Inception → —
    Replaces → Hizume, Akaishi, Akazawa +6
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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