Kurume

Summary

Kurume is a core city of Japan^[1]. Kurume draws 569 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #38 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kurume is located in Fukuoka Prefecture^[3].
• Kurume is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kurume is on the body of water Chikugo River^[5].
• Kurume's head of government is recorded as Tsutomu Okubo^[6].
• Kurume's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[7].
• Kurume's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Kurume's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[9].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Ogori^[10].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Asakura^[11].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Chikugo^[12].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Ōkawa-shi^[13].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Ukiha^[14].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Yame^[15].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Oki^[16].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Hirokawa^[17].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Tachiarai^[18].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Tosu^[19].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Kanzaki^[20].
• Kurume's shares border with is recorded as Miyaki^[21].
• Kurume's twinned administrative body is recorded as Modesto^[22].
• Kurume's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hefei^[23].
• Kurume's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kōriyama^[24].
• Kurume's Commons category is recorded as Kurume, Fukuoka^[25].
• Kurume's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[26].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Kurume^[27].

Body

Geography

Kurume is in the country of Japan^[4]. Kurume is located in Fukuoka Prefecture^[3]. Kurume is on the body of water Chikugo River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+302858'}^[28], {'amount': '+304552'}^[29], and {'amount': '+302402'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[7], big city^[8], and second-level administrative division^[9].

History and Context

April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Kurume^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kurume include Kurume University^[31], a private university^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1928^[34].

Why It Matters

Kurume draws 569 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #38 of 47).^[2] Kurume has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Kurume is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Kurume include Kurume University^[31], a private university^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1928^[34].