Wakayama

Summary

Wakayama is a core city of Japan^[1]. Wakayama draws 203 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #23 of 47).^[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 image is recorded as Wakayama Castle19nt3200.jpg^[9].
• Wakayama's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[10].
• Wakayama's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[11].
• Wakayama's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Wakayama's instance of is recorded as jōkamachi^[13].
• Wakayama's flag image is recorded as Flag of Wakayama, Wakayama.svg^[14].
• Wakayama's shares border with is recorded as Kainan^[15].
• Wakayama's shares border with is recorded as Kinokawa^[16].
• Wakayama's shares border with is recorded as Iwade^[17].
• Wakayama's shares border with is recorded as Hannan^[18].
• Wakayama's shares border with is recorded as Misaki^[19].
• Wakayama's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Wakayama, Wakayama.svg^[20].
• Wakaura is named after Wakayama^[21].
• Wakayama's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Wakayama, Wakayama.svg^[22].
• Wakayama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bakersfield^[23].
• Wakayama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jinan^[24].
• Wakayama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeju^[25].
• Wakayama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Richmond^[26].
• Wakayama's legislative body is recorded as Q24861287^[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^[10], prefectural capital of Japan^[11], big city^[12], and jōkamachi^[13].

History and Context

+1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wakayama^[38]. Wakaura is named after Wakayama^[21].

Why It Matters

Wakayama draws 203 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #23 of 47).^[2] Wakayama has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Wakayama is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]