Jōetsu-shi

city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Place special_city_of_japan Q582289
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Jōetsu-shi

Summary

Jōetsu-shi is a special city of Japan[1]. Jōetsu-shi draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #12 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jōetsu-shi is located in Niigata Prefecture[3].
  • Jōetsu-shi is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Jōetsu-shi is on the body of water Sea of Japan[5].
  • Jōetsu-shi's image is recorded as Takadajyo 1.jpg[6].
  • Jōetsu-shi's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan[7].
  • Jōetsu-shi's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[8].
  • Jōetsu-shi's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Jōetsu-shi's flag image is recorded as Flag of Joetsu, Niigata.svg[10].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Kashiwazaki[11].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Tōkamachi-shi[12].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Itoigawa[13].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Myōkō[14].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Sado[15].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Iiyama[16].
  • Jōetsu-shi's shares border with is recorded as Sakae[17].
  • Jōetsu-shi's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Jōetsu, Niigata.svg[18].
  • Jōetsu-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Muroran[19].
  • Jōetsu-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toyota[20].
  • Jōetsu-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yonezawa[21].
  • Jōetsu-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shizuoka[22].
  • Jōetsu-shi's legislative body is recorded as Q94192221[23].
  • Jōetsu-shi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143082020[24].
  • Jōetsu-shi's locator map image is recorded as Joetsu in Niigata Prefecture Ja.svg[25].
  • Jōetsu-shi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81138510[26].
  • Jōetsu-shi's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05598005[27].

Body

Geography

Jōetsu-shi is in the country of Japan[4]. Jōetsu-shi is located in Niigata Prefecture[3]. Jōetsu-shi is on the body of water Sea of Japan[5].

Physical Characteristics

Jōetsu-shi's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+973.89'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+187291'}[29], {'amount': '+196987'}[30], and {'amount': '+203899'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan[7], city of Japan[8], and big city[9].

History and Context

+1971-04-29T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Jōetsu-shi[32].

Why It Matters

Jōetsu-shi draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #12 of 33).[2] Jōetsu-shi has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Jōetsu-shi is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . pref.niigata.lg.jp. pref.niigata.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . city.joetsu.niigata.jp. city.joetsu.niigata.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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