Kōchi-shi

capital city of Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Place core_city_of_japan Q200251
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Kōchi-shi

Summary

Kōchi-shi is a core city of Japan[1]. Kōchi-shi draws 9,606 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #13 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kōchi-shi is located in Kōchi Prefecture[3].
  • Kōchi-shi is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Kōchi-shi is on the body of water Tosa Bay[5].
  • Kōchi-shi is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].
  • Kōchi-shi is on the body of water Port of Kochi[7].
  • Kōchi-shi is on the body of water Kagami River[8].
  • Kōchi-shi's head of government is recorded as Seiya Okazaki[9].
  • Kōchi-shi's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan[10].
  • Kōchi-shi's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan[11].
  • Kōchi-shi's instance of is recorded as big city[12].
  • Kōchi-shi's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[13].
  • Kōchi-shi's shares border with is recorded as Nankoku[14].
  • Kōchi-shi's shares border with is recorded as Tosa[15].
  • Kōchi-shi's shares border with is recorded as Tosa[16].
  • Kōchi-shi's shares border with is recorded as Ino[17].
  • Kōchi-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Surabaya[18].
  • Kōchi-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wuhu[19].
  • Kōchi-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fresno[20].
  • Kōchi-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kitami[21].
  • Kōchi-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cotia[22].
  • Kōchi-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuching[23].
  • Kōchi-shi's legislative body is recorded as Q24870960[24].
  • Kōchi-shi's postal code is recorded as 780-0026–781-8126[25].
  • Kōchi-shi's postal code is recorded as 780-8571[26].
  • Kōchi-shi is part of Kōchi metropolitan area[27].

Body

Geography

Kōchi-shi is in the country of Japan[4]. Kōchi-shi is located in Kōchi Prefecture[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Tosa Bay[5], a bay[28], in Japan[29]; Pacific Ocean[6], an ocean[30]; Port of Kochi[7], a port[31], in Japan[32]; and Kagami River[8], a river[33], in Japan[34]. Kōchi-shi is part of Kōchi metropolitan area[27].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+325535'}[35], {'amount': '+337190'}[36], and {'amount': '+343393'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan[10], prefectural capital of Japan[11], big city[12], and city of Japan[13].

History and Context

April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Kōchi-shi[38].

Why It Matters

Kōchi-shi draws 9,606 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #13 of 47).[2] Kōchi-shi has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Kōchi-shi is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . city.kochi.kochi.jp. city.kochi.kochi.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . city.kochi.kochi.jp. city.kochi.kochi.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . city.kochi.kochi.jp. city.kochi.kochi.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . city.kochi.kochi.jp. city.kochi.kochi.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . geopostcodes.com. geopostcodes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . pref.kochi.lg.jp. pref.kochi.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . 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. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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