Wakayama

capital city of Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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Wakayama

Summary

Wakayama is a core city of Japan[1]. Wakayama has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Wakayama is located in Wakayama Prefecture[3].
  • Wakayama is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Wakayama is on the body of water Wakayama Bay[5].
  • Wakayama is on the body of water Kinokawa River[6].
  • Wakayama is on the body of water Ichihori River[7].
  • Wakayama's head of government is recorded as Masahiro Obana[8].
  • Wakayama's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan[9].
  • Wakayama's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan[10].
  • Wakayama's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
  • Wakayama's instance of is recorded as jōkamachi[12].
  • Wakayama's shares border with is recorded as Kainan[13].
  • Wakayama's shares border with is recorded as Kinokawa[14].
  • Wakayama's shares border with is recorded as Iwade[15].
  • Wakayama's shares border with is recorded as Hannan[16].
  • Wakayama's shares border with is recorded as Misaki[17].
  • Wakaura is named after Wakayama[18].
  • Wakayama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bakersfield[19].
  • Wakayama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jinan[20].
  • Wakayama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeju[21].
  • Wakayama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Richmond[22].
  • Wakayama's legislative body is recorded as Q24861287[23].
  • Wakayama's postal code is recorded as 640-8511[24].
  • Wakayama's Commons category is recorded as Wakayama, Wakayama[25].
  • Wakayama's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[26].
  • April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Wakayama[27].

Body

Geography

Wakayama is in the country of Japan[4]. Wakayama is located in Wakayama Prefecture[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Wakayama Bay[5], a bay[28], in Japan[29]; Kinokawa River[6], a river[30], in Japan[31]; and Ichihori River[7], a river[32], in Japan[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+369088'}[34], {'amount': '+353299'}[35], {'amount': '+364154'}[36], and {'amount': '+370364'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan[9], prefectural capital of Japan[10], big city[11], and jōkamachi[12].

History and Context

April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Wakayama[27]. Wakaura is named after Wakayama[18].

Why It Matters

Wakayama has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Wakayama is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q43474769. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Q43474769. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Q43474769. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . city.wakayama.wakayama.jp. city.wakayama.wakayama.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . canadainternational.gc.ca. canadainternational.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] . wikidata.org.
  21. [7] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . pref.wakayama.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.wakayama.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Wakaura
    Located in or next to body of water Wakayama Bay, Kinokawa River, Ichihori River
    Office held by head of government mayor of Wakayama
    Official website https://www.city.wakayama.wakayama.jp/
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