Iwakuni
city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Iwakuni is a city of Japan[1]. Iwakuni draws 4,082 Wikipedia views per month (city of japan category, ranking #84 of 691).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Yamaguchi Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Nishiki River[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Shares border with: Hatsukaichi[7], Ōtake-shi[8], Hikari[9], Yanai[10], Shūnan-shi[11], Waki[12], Tabuse[13], Masuda[14], Yoshika[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Tottori[16], Everett[17], Jundiaí[18], Taicang[19], Nishiki[20]
- Commons category: Iwakuni, Yamaguchi[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[22]
- Inception: April 1, 1940[23], March 20, 2006[24]
- Official website: https://www.city.iwakuni.lg.jp/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Iwakuni, Yamaguchi[26]
- Population: 128,401[27], 136,757[28], 143,857[29]
- Replaces: Iwakuni[30], Marifu[31], Kawashimo[32], Atago[33], Nada[34], Oze[35], Fujikawa[36], Mishō[37], Kitakōchi[38], Minamikōchi[39], Shigino[40], Tsuzu[41], Yū[42], Kuga[43]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi[45]
- Native label: 岩国市[46]
- Category of associated people: Q32672186[47]
- Name in kana: いわくにし[48]
- Area: 873.72 km²[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Iwakuni include Iwakuni Station[50], a railway station[51], in Japan[52], founded in 1897[53].
Why It Matters
Iwakuni has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Iwakuni is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Iwakuni include Iwakuni Station[50], a railway station[51], in Japan[52], founded in 1897[53].