Tsuruga

Summary

Tsuruga is a city of Japan^[1]. Tsuruga ranks in the top 9% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 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 image is recorded as Tsuruga city-office.jpg^[8].
• Tsuruga's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[9].
• Tsuruga's flag image is recorded as Flag of Tsuruga, Fukui.svg^[10].
• Tsuruga's shares border with is recorded as Mihama^[11].
• Tsuruga's shares border with is recorded as Minami-Echizen^[12].
• Tsuruga's shares border with is recorded as Takashima^[13].
• Tsuruga's shares border with is recorded as Nagahama^[14].
• Tsuruga's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Tsuruga, Fukui.svg^[15].
• Tsuruga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mito^[16].
• Tsuruga's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404052289^[17].
• Tsuruga's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 254705775^[18].
• Tsuruga's GND ID is recorded as 4309642-6^[19].
• Tsuruga's locator map image is recorded as Tsuruga in Fukui prefecture Ja.svg^[20].
• Tsuruga's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83317875^[21].
• Tsuruga's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00814588^[22].
• Tsuruga's postal code is recorded as 914-8501^[23].
• Tsuruga's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00263470^[24].
• Tsuruga's Commons category is recorded as Tsuruga, Fukui^[25].
• Tsuruga's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4799831^[26].
• Tsuruga's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[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's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+251.39'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+63724'}^[35], {'amount': '+66165'}^[36], and {'amount': '+67760'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Tsuruga's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[9].

History and Context

+1937-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tsuruga^[38].

Why It Matters

Tsuruga ranks in the top 9% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).^[2] Tsuruga has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Tsuruga is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]