Iwata

Summary

Iwata is a city of Japan^[1]. Iwata ranks in the top 8% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iwata is located in Shizuoka Prefecture^[3].
• Iwata is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Iwata is on the body of water Enshū Sea^[5].
• Iwata is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].
• Iwata is on the body of water Tenryū River^[7].
• Iwata is on the body of water Ōta River^[8].
• Iwata is on the body of water Okegaya Marsh^[9].
• Iwata's head of government is recorded as Osamu Watanabe^[10].
• Iwata's image is recorded as Iwata City Office.jpg^[11].
• Iwata's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[12].
• Iwata's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Iwata's flag image is recorded as Flag of Iwata Shizuoka.svg^[14].
• Iwata's shares border with is recorded as Hamamatsu^[15].
• Iwata's shares border with is recorded as Fukuroi^[16].
• Iwata's shares border with is recorded as Mori^[17].
• Iwata's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Iwata, Shizuoka.svg^[18].
• Iwata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Q875070^[19].
• Iwata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mountain View^[20].
• Iwata's legislative body is recorded as Q56347235^[21].
• Iwata's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 129019840^[22].
• Iwata's locator map image is recorded as Iwata in Shizuoka Prefecture Ja.svg^[23].
• Iwata's locator map image is recorded as Iwata in Shizuoka Prefecture.png^[24].
• Iwata's locator map image is recorded as Location Map of Iwata-shi Shizuoka-ken Japan.png^[25].
• Iwata's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81134832^[26].
• Iwata's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02856057^[27].

Body

Geography

Iwata is in the country of Japan^[4]. Iwata is located in Shizuoka Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Enshū Sea^[5], a nada^[28], in Japan^[29]; Pacific Ocean^[6], an ocean^[30]; Tenryū River^[7], a river^[31], in Japan^[32]; Ōta River^[8], a river^[33], in Japan^[34]; and Okegaya Marsh^[9], a marsh^[35], in Japan^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Iwata's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+164080000'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+165688'}^[38], {'amount': '+167210'}^[39], and {'amount': '+168625'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[12] and big city^[13].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1940-11-01T00:00:00Z^[41] and +2005-04-01T00:00:00Z^[42].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iwata include Iwata Station^[43], a railway station^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1889^[46].

Why It Matters

Iwata ranks in the top 8% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).^[2] Iwata has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47]

Entities named for Iwata include Iwata Station^[43], a railway station^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1889^[46].