Ōdate
city in Akita Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Ōdate is a city of Japan[1]. Ōdate draws 1,903 Wikipedia views per month (city of japan category, ranking #94 of 691).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Akita Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Yoneshiro River[5]
- Shares border with: Kazuno[6], Kosaka[7], Kitaakita[8], Fujisato[9], Hirosaki[10], Hirakawa[11], Ōwani-machi[12], Nishimeya[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Hitachiōmiya-shi[14], Minamitane[15]
- Postal code: 017-00xx[16], 018-35xx[17], 018-56xx[18], 018-57xx[19], 018-58xx[20], 017-08xx[21]
- Commons category: Odate, Akita[22]
- Local dialing code: 0186[23]
- Inception: April 1, 1951[24]
- Official website: https://www.city.odate.lg.jp/[25]
- Foods traditionally associated: kiritanpo[26], Hinaidori[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ōdate[28]
- Population: 68,593[29], 74,175[30], 78,946[31]
- Replaces: Ōdate[32], Tashiro[33], Hinai[34], Shakanai[35], Nagaki[36], Hanaya[37], Jūnisho[38], Manaka[39], Niida[40], Kamikawazoi[41], Shimokawazoi[42]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[43]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Odate, Akita[44]
- Native label: 大館市[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Ōdate, Akita[46]
- Name in kana: おおだてし[47]
- Owner of: Nipro Hachiko Dome[48]
- Area: 913.22 km²[49]
- Transliteration or transcription: Ōdate-shi[50], Odate-shi[51], Tōkyō-to[52], Toukyou-to[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ōdate include Ōdate Station[54], a railway station[55], in Japan[56], founded in 1899[57] and Odate-Noshiro Airport[58], an airport[59], in Japan[60].
Why It Matters
Ōdate has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Ōdate is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Ōdate include Ōdate Station[54], a railway station[55], in Japan[56], founded in 1899[57] and Odate-Noshiro Airport[58], an airport[59], in Japan[60].