Matsuyama

Summary

Matsuyama is a core city of Japan^[1]. Matsuyama draws 385 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #12 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Matsuyama is located in Ehime Prefecture^[3].
• Matsuyama is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Matsuyama is on the body of water Iyo Sea^[5].
• Matsuyama is on the body of water Itsuki Sea^[6].
• Matsuyama is on the body of water Seto Inland Sea^[7].
• Matsuyama's head of government is recorded as Katsuhito Noshi^[8].
• Matsuyama's image is recorded as Matsuyama (14074874872).jpg^[9].
• Matsuyama's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[10].
• Matsuyama's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[11].
• Matsuyama's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Matsuyama's flag image is recorded as Flag of Matsuyama, Ehime.svg^[13].
• Matsuyama's shares border with is recorded as Tōon-shi^[14].
• Matsuyama's shares border with is recorded as Imabari^[15].
• Matsuyama's shares border with is recorded as Masaki^[16].
• Matsuyama's shares border with is recorded as Tobe^[17].
• Matsuyama's shares border with is recorded as Kumakogen^[18].
• Matsuyama's shares border with is recorded as Suō-ōshima-chō^[19].
• Matsuyama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Freiburg im Breisgau^[20].
• Matsuyama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sacramento^[21].
• Matsuyama's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404051446^[22].
• Matsuyama's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 159454620^[23].
• Matsuyama's GND ID is recorded as 1051947-6^[24].
• Matsuyama's locator map image is recorded as Ehime-matsuyama-city.svg^[25].
• Matsuyama's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81042575^[26].
• Matsuyama's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0103682X^[27].

Body

Geography

Matsuyama is in the country of Japan^[4]. Matsuyama is located in Ehime Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Iyo Sea^[5], a nada^[28], in Japan^[29]; Itsuki Sea^[6], a nada^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Seto Inland Sea^[7], an inland sea^[32], in Japan^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+506743'}^[34], {'amount': '+516637'}^[35], {'amount': '+514865'}^[36], and {'amount': '+517231'}^[37].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1889-12-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Matsuyama^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Matsuyama include Matsuyama Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1978^[42].

Why It Matters

Matsuyama draws 385 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #12 of 47).^[2] Matsuyama has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Matsuyama is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Matsuyama include Matsuyama Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1978^[42].