Kushiro

Summary

Kushiro is a city of Japan^[1]. Kushiro ranks in the top 5% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (693 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kushiro is located in Hokkaido^[3].
• Kushiro is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kushiro is on the body of water Kushiro River^[5].
• Kushiro is on the body of water Lake Akan^[6].
• Kushiro's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[7].
• Kushiro's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Shiranuka^[9].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Tsurui^[10].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Kushiro^[11].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Teshikaga^[12].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Ashoro^[13].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Urahoro^[14].
• Kushiro's shares border with is recorded as Tsubetsu^[15].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tottori^[16].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky^[17].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Burnaby^[18].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kholmsk^[19].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yuzawa^[20].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Okayama^[21].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yachiyo^[22].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Izumi^[23].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tsuru^[24].
• Kushiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naka-chō^[25].
• Kushiro's legislative body is recorded as Q61194547^[26].
• Kushiro's Commons category is recorded as Kushiro, Hokkaido (city)^[27].

Body

Geography

Kushiro is in the country of Japan^[4]. Kushiro is located in Hokkaido^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kushiro River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29] and Lake Akan^[6], a lake^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Kushiro covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1363.29'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+165699'}^[33], {'amount': '+174742'}^[34], and {'amount': '+181169'}^[35].

Climate and Environment

Kushiro's Köppen climate classification is recorded as wet continental climate^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[7] and big city^[8].

History and Context

Recorded inception include July 1, 1900^[37], July 1, 1920^[38], August 1, 1922^[39], and October 11, 2005^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kushiro include Senmō Main Line^[41], a railway line^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1924^[44] and Kushiro Province^[45], a former province of Hokkaidō^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1869^[48].

Why It Matters

Kushiro ranks in the top 5% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (693 views/month).^[2] Kushiro has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Kushiro is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for Kushiro include Senmō Main Line^[41], a railway line^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1924^[44] and Kushiro Province^[45], a former province of Hokkaidō^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1869^[48].