Taga

Summary

Taga is a town of Japan^[1]. Taga ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Taga is located in Shiga Prefecture^[3].
• Taga is located in Inukami district^[4].
• Taga is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Taga's image is recorded as Taga-taisha Haiden-b.jpg^[6].
• Taga's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[7].
• Taga's flag image is recorded as Flag of Taga, Shiga.svg^[8].
• Taga's shares border with is recorded as Ōgaki-shi^[9].
• Taga's shares border with is recorded as Inabe^[10].
• Taga's shares border with is recorded as Maihara^[11].
• Taga's shares border with is recorded as Hikone^[12].
• Taga's shares border with is recorded as Higashiōmi-shi^[13].
• Taga's shares border with is recorded as Kōra-chō^[14].
• Taga's shares border with is recorded as Aisho^[15].
• Taga's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Taga, Shiga.svg^[16].
• Taga's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 260493031^[17].
• Taga's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00303965^[18].
• Taga's Commons category is recorded as Taga, Shiga^[19].
• Taga's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 812080^[20].
• Taga's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[21].
• Taga's dantai code is recorded as 254436^[22].
• +1941-11-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Taga^[23].
• +1955-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Taga^[24].
• Taga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.222027777777775, 'lon': 136.29216666666667}^[25].
• Taga's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rjs6^[26].
• Taga's official website is recorded as https://www.town.taga.lg.jp/^[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Taga's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+13.63'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7237'}^[34], {'amount': '+7355'}^[35], and {'amount': '+7761'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Taga's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[7].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1941-11-03T00:00:00Z^[23] and +1955-04-01T00:00:00Z^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Taga include 3997 Taga^[37], an asteroid^[38].

Why It Matters

Taga ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2] Taga has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]

Entities named for Taga include 3997 Taga^[37], an asteroid^[38].