Kitajima

town in Itano district, Tokushima prefecture, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q1351649
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Kitajima

Summary

Kitajima is a town of Japan[1]. Kitajima ranks in the top 9% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kitajima is located in Tokushima Prefecture[3].
  • Kitajima is located in Itano district[4].
  • Kitajima is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Kitajima's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].
  • Kitajima's shares border with is recorded as Tokushima[7].
  • Kitajima's shares border with is recorded as Naruto[8].
  • Kitajima's shares border with is recorded as Aizumi[9].
  • Kitajima's shares border with is recorded as Matsushige[10].
  • Kitajima's Commons category is recorded as Kitajima, Tokushima[11].
  • Kitajima's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[12].
  • October 1, 1889 marks the founding of Kitajima[13].
  • February 11, 1940 marks the founding of Kitajima[14].
  • Kitajima's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.12558333333333, 'lon': 134.54697222222222}[15].
  • Kitajima's official website is recorded as https://www.town.kitajima.lg.jp/[16].
  • Kitajima's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kitajima, Tokushima[17].
  • Kitajima has a population of {'amount': '+22670'}[18].
  • Kitajima has a population of {'amount': '+22446'}[19].
  • Kitajima has a population of {'amount': '+21658'}[20].
  • Kitajima's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '北島町'}[21].
  • Kitajima's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity[22].
  • Kitajima's name in kana is recorded as きたじまちょう[23].
  • Kitajima covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.74'}[24].
  • Kitajima's associated electoral district is recorded as Tokushima 2nd district[25].

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Geography

Kitajima is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Tokushima Prefecture[3], a prefecture of Japan[26], in Japan[27], founded in 1880[28] and Itano district[4], a district of Japan[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1879[31].

Physical Characteristics

Kitajima covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.74'}[24]. Population counts include {'amount': '+22670'}[18], {'amount': '+22446'}[19], and {'amount': '+21658'}[20].

Designation and Status

Kitajima's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include October 1, 1889[13] and February 11, 1940[14].

Why It Matters

Kitajima ranks in the top 9% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month).[2] Kitajima has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . pref.tokushima.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.tokushima.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . town.kitajima.lg.jp. town.kitajima.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Red JL Blue NH · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.74'}
    Topic's main category Category:Kitajima, Tokushima
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Tokushima Prefecture, Itano district
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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