Matsushima

Summary

Matsushima is a town of Japan^[1]. Matsushima ranks in the top 6% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Matsushima is located in Miyagi district^[3].
• Matsushima is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Matsushima is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Matsushima is on the body of water Matsushima Bay^[6].
• Matsushima's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[7].
• Matsushima's shares border with is recorded as Higashimatsushima^[8].
• Matsushima's shares border with is recorded as Osaki^[9].
• Matsushima's shares border with is recorded as Rifu^[10].
• Matsushima's shares border with is recorded as Misato^[11].
• Matsushima's shares border with is recorded as Ōsato^[12].
• Matsushima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nikaho^[13].
• Matsushima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Isle of Pines^[14].
• Matsushima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kamiamakusa^[15].
• Matsushima's Commons category is recorded as Matsushima, Miyagi^[16].
• Matsushima's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[17].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Matsushima^[18].
• January 1, 1928 marks the founding of Matsushima^[19].
• Matsushima's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.38016666666667, 'lon': 141.06733333333332}^[20].
• Matsushima's official website is recorded as https://www.town.miyagi-matsushima.lg.jp/^[21].
• Matsushima's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Matsushima, Miyagi^[22].
• Matsushima has a population of {'amount': '+13151'}^[23].
• Matsushima has a population of {'amount': '+14421'}^[24].
• Matsushima has a population of {'amount': '+15085'}^[25].
• Matsushima's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '松島町'}^[26].
• Matsushima's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity^[27].

Body

Geography

Matsushima is in the country of Japan^[4]. Matsushima is located in Miyagi district^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28] and Matsushima Bay^[6], a bay^[29], in Japan^[30].

Physical Characteristics

Matsushima covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+53.56'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13151'}^[23], {'amount': '+14421'}^[24], and {'amount': '+15085'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Matsushima's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[7].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[18] and January 1, 1928^[19].

Why It Matters

Matsushima ranks in the top 6% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).^[2] Matsushima has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Matsushima is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]