Fukushima

Summary

Fukushima is a prefectural capital of Japan^[1]. Fukushima draws 1,406 Wikipedia views per month (prefectural_capital_of_japan category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fukushima is located in Fukushima Prefecture^[3].
• Fukushima is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Fukushima's head of government is recorded as Hiroshi Kohata^[5].
• Fukushima's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[6].
• Fukushima's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Fukushima's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[8].
• Fukushima's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[9].
• Fukushima's shares border with is recorded as Nihonmatsu^[10].
• Fukushima's shares border with is recorded as Date^[11].
• Fukushima's shares border with is recorded as Koori^[12].
• Fukushima's shares border with is recorded as Kawamata^[13].
• Fukushima's shares border with is recorded as Inawashiro^[14].
• Fukushima's shares border with is recorded as Yonezawa^[15].
• Fukushima's shares border with is recorded as Takahata^[16].
• Fukushima's shares border with is recorded as Shiroishi^[17].
• Fukushima's shares border with is recorded as Shichikashuku^[18].
• Fukushima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arakawa^[19].
• Fukushima's postal code is recorded as 960-8601^[20].
• Fukushima's Commons category is recorded as Fukushima, Fukushima^[21].
• Fukushima's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[22].
• Fukushima's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[23].
• Fukushima's local dialing code is recorded as 024^[24].
• April 1, 1907 marks the founding of Fukushima^[25].
• Fukushima's highest point is recorded as Mount Higashiazuma^[26].
• Fukushima's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.76080555555556, 'lon': 140.47472222222223}^[27].

Body

Geography

Fukushima is in the country of Japan^[4]. Fukushima is located in Fukushima Prefecture^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+284282'}^[28], {'amount': '+294247'}^[29], and {'amount': '+292590'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include prefectural capital of Japan^[6], big city^[7], city of Japan^[8], and core city of Japan^[9].

History and Context

April 1, 1907 marks the founding of Fukushima^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Fukushima include Fukushima Station^[31], a railway station^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1887^[34].

Why It Matters

Fukushima draws 1,406 Wikipedia views per month (prefectural_capital_of_japan category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] Fukushima has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Fukushima is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Fukushima include Fukushima Station^[31], a railway station^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1887^[34].