Ashiya

city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Place city_of_japan Q725514
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Ashiya

Summary

Ashiya is a city of Japan[1]. Ashiya ranks in the top 5% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (590 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ashiya is located in Hyōgo Prefecture[3].
  • Ashiya is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Ashiya's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[5].
  • Ashiya's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division[6].
  • Ashiya's shares border with is recorded as Kobe[7].
  • Ashiya's shares border with is recorded as Nishinomiya[8].
  • Ashiya's legislative body is recorded as Q60997133[9].
  • Ashiya's postal code is recorded as 659-8501[10].
  • Ashiya's Commons category is recorded as Ashiya, Hyogo[11].
  • Ashiya's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[12].
  • November 10, 1940 marks the founding of Ashiya[13].
  • April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Ashiya[14].
  • Ashiya's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.727, 'lon': 135.3041111111111}[15].
  • Ashiya's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.748611111111, 'lon': 135.2975}[16].
  • Ashiya's official website is recorded as https://www.city.ashiya.lg.jp/[17].
  • Ashiya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ashiya, Hyōgo[18].
  • Ashiya's Commons gallery is recorded as 芦屋市[19].
  • Ashiya has a population of {'amount': '+94116'}[20].
  • Ashiya has a population of {'amount': '+95350'}[21].
  • Ashiya has a population of {'amount': '+93238'}[22].
  • Ashiya's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '芦屋市'}[23].
  • Ashiya's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity[24].
  • Ashiya's category for people born here is recorded as Q23718914[25].
  • Ashiya's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Ashiya[26].
  • Ashiya's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '芦屋市'}[27].

Body

Geography

Ashiya is in the country of Japan[4]. Ashiya is located in Hyōgo Prefecture[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ashiya covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.47'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+94116'}[20], {'amount': '+95350'}[21], and {'amount': '+93238'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan[5] and second-level administrative division[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include November 10, 1940[13] and April 1, 1889[14].

Why It Matters

Ashiya ranks in the top 5% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (590 views/month).[2] Ashiya has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Ashiya is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp. Retrieved . web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.47'}
    Topic's main category Category:Ashiya, Hyōgo
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Hyōgo Prefecture, Ubara district, Muko district
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