Marugame
city in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Marugame is a city of Japan[1]. Marugame draws 1,367 Wikipedia views per month (city of japan category, ranking #96 of 691).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kagawa Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Official language: Japanese[6]
- Shares border with: Sakaide[7], Zentsūji-shi[8], Utazu[9], Ayagawa[10], Tadotsu[11], Mannō-chō[12], Kurashiki[13], Kasaoka[14]
- Twinned administrative body: San Sebastián[15], Suzhou[16], Tokoname[17], Zhangjiagang[18], Yurihonjo[19], Kyōgoku-chō[20], Daisen[21], Imabari[22], Tōon-shi[23], Guadalupe[24]
- Postal code: 763-8501[25]
- Commons category: Marugame, Kagawa[26]
- Inception: February 15, 1890[27], April 1, 1899[28]
- Official website: https://www.city.marugame.lg.jp/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Marugame, Kagawa[30]
- Commons gallery: 丸亀市[31]
- Population: 109,165[32], 110,010[33], 110,473[34]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35]
- Replaces: Rokugō[36], Minami[37], Honjima[38], Kawanishi[39], Doki[40], Gunge[41], Zentsūji-shi[42], Iino[43], Tarumi[44], Hiroshima[45], Ayauta[46], Hanzan[47]
- Capital of: Marugame Domain[48]
- Official name: 丸龜市[49]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[50]
- Category for people born here: Q32645953[51]
- Native label: 丸亀市[52]
- Category of associated people: Q32645955[53]
- Name in kana: まるがめし[54]
- Area: 111.79 km²[55]
Why It Matters
Marugame has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Marugame is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]