Ōsumi Province

Summary

Ōsumi Province is a province of Japan^[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_japan category, ranking #49 of 83).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ōsumi Province is located in Saikaidō^[3].
• Ōsumi Province is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Ōsumi Province is on the body of water Kagoshima Bay^[5].
• Ōsumi Province is on the body of water Philippine Sea^[6].
• Ōsumi Province is on the body of water Shibushi Bay^[7].
• Ōsumi Province is on the body of water Uchinoura Bay^[8].
• Ōsumi Province is on the body of water Ōsumi Strait^[9].
• Ōsumi Province's image is recorded as 地図 令制国 大隅国.svg^[10].
• Ōsumi Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[11].
• Ōsumi Province's capital is recorded as Kirishima^[12].
• Ōsumi Province's shares border with is recorded as Satsuma Province^[13].
• Ōsumi Province's shares border with is recorded as Hyūga Province^[14].
• Ōsumi Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Soo district^[15].
• Ōsumi Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kuwabara district^[16].
• Ōsumi Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hishikari district^[17].
• Ōsumi Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aira district^[18].
• Ōsumi Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kimotsuki district^[19].
• Ōsumi Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ōsumi district^[20].
• Ōsumi Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kumage district^[21].
• Ōsumi Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gomu district^[22].
• Ōsumi Province's part of is recorded as Chūgoku^[23].
• Ōsumi Province's part of is recorded as Q11641983^[24].
• Ōsumi Province's Commons category is recorded as Osumi Province^[25].
• Ōsumi Province's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9449573^[26].
• Ōsumi Province's has part is recorded as Shikinaisha^[27].

Body

Geography

Ōsumi Province is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Saikaidō^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kagoshima Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in Japan^[29]; Philippine Sea^[6], a sea^[30], in Federated States of Micronesia^[31]; Shibushi Bay^[7], a bay^[32], in Japan^[33]; Uchinoura Bay^[8], a bay^[34], in Japan^[35]; and Ōsumi Strait^[9], a strait^[36], in Japan^[37]. Part of include Chūgoku^[23], in Japan^[38] and Q11641983^[24], in Japan^[39].

Designation and Status

Ōsumi Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[11].

History and Context

+0713-05-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ōsumi Province^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ōsumi Province include Ohsumi^[41], a technology demonstration spacecraft^[42]; Ōsumi Islands^[43], an island group^[44], in Japan^[45]; Ōsumi Peninsula^[46], a peninsula^[47], in Japan^[48]; and Ōsumi Strait^[49], a strait^[50], in Japan^[51].

Why It Matters

Ōsumi Province draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_japan category, ranking #49 of 83).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include Ohsumi^[41], a technology demonstration spacecraft^[42]; Ōsumi Islands^[43], an island group^[44], in Japan^[45]; Ōsumi Peninsula^[46], a peninsula^[47], in Japan^[48]; and Ōsumi Strait^[49], a strait^[50], in Japan^[51].