Tsuruga

Summary

Tsuruga is a city of Japan^[1]. Tsuruga ranks in the top 9% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tsuruga is located in Fukui Prefecture^[3].
• Tsuruga is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Tsuruga is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[5].
• Tsuruga is on the body of water Wakasa Bay^[6].
• Tsuruga is on the body of water Tsuruga Bay^[7].
• Tsuruga's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[8].
• Tsuruga's shares border with is recorded as Mihama^[9].
• Tsuruga's shares border with is recorded as Minami-Echizen^[10].
• Tsuruga's shares border with is recorded as Takashima^[11].
• Tsuruga's shares border with is recorded as Nagahama^[12].
• Tsuruga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mito^[13].
• Tsuruga's postal code is recorded as 914-8501^[14].
• Tsuruga's Commons category is recorded as Tsuruga, Fukui^[15].
• Tsuruga's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[16].
• April 1, 1937 marks the founding of Tsuruga^[17].
• Tsuruga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.64519444444444, 'lon': 136.0555}^[18].
• Tsuruga's official website is recorded as https://www.city.tsuruga.lg.jp/^[19].
• Tsuruga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tsuruga, Fukui^[20].
• Tsuruga's Commons gallery is recorded as 敦賀市^[21].
• Tsuruga has a population of {'amount': '+63724'}^[22].
• Tsuruga has a population of {'amount': '+66165'}^[23].
• Tsuruga has a population of {'amount': '+67760'}^[24].
• Tsuruga's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Tsuruga's replaces is recorded as Tsuruga^[26].
• Tsuruga's replaces is recorded as Matsubara^[27].

Body

Geography

Tsuruga is in the country of Japan^[4]. Tsuruga is located in Fukui Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Japan^[5], a marginal sea^[28], in Russia^[29]; Wakasa Bay^[6], a bay^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Tsuruga Bay^[7], a bay^[32], in Japan^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Tsuruga covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+251.39'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+63724'}^[22], {'amount': '+66165'}^[23], and {'amount': '+67760'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Tsuruga's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[8].

History and Context

April 1, 1937 marks the founding of Tsuruga^[17].

Why It Matters

Tsuruga ranks in the top 9% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month).^[2] Tsuruga has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Tsuruga is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]