Nara

Summary

Nara is a core city of Japan^[1]. Nara ranks in the top 4% of core_city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,030 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nara was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Nara was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Nara is located in Nara Prefecture^[5].
• Nara is in the country of Japan^[6].
• Nara is on the body of water Saho River^[7].
• Nara is on the body of water Tomio River^[8].
• Nara is on the body of water Yamato River^[9].
• Nara's head of government is recorded as Motonobu Nakagawa^[10].
• Nara's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[11].
• Nara's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[12].
• Nara's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Nara's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[14].
• Nara's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[15].
• Nara's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[16].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Iga^[17].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Kizugawa^[18].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Kasagi^[19].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Seika^[20].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Minamiyamashiro^[21].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Ikoma^[22].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Yamatokōriyama^[23].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Tenri^[24].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Sakurai^[25].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Uda^[26].
• Nara's shares border with is recorded as Yamazoe^[27].

Body

Geography

Nara is in the country of Japan^[6]. Nara is located in Nara Prefecture^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Saho River^[7], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Tomio River^[8], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Yamato River^[9], a river^[32], in Japan^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+352377'}^[34], {'amount': '+368636'}^[35], {'amount': '+360310'}^[36], and {'amount': '+366591'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[11], prefectural capital of Japan^[12], big city^[13], city of Japan^[14], tourist destination^[15], and city for international conferences and tourism^[16].

History and Context

Recorded inception include February 1, 1898^[38] and April 1, 1889^[39]. Nara is named after Nara^[40].

Why It Matters

Nara ranks in the top 4% of core_city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,030 views/month).^[2] Nara has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Nara is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]