Otaru
city in Hokkaido, Japan
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Summary
Otaru is a city of Japan[1]. Otaru ranks in the top 2% of city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,588 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Shiribeshi Subprefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ishikari Bay[5]
- Head of government: Toshiya Hazama[6]
- Instance of: big city[7]
- Shares border with: Yoichi[8], Akaigawa[9], Sapporo[10], Ishikari[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Dunedin[12], Nakhodka[13], Gangseo District[14]
- Legislative body: 小樽市議会[15]
- Postal code: 047-8660[16]
- Commons category: Otaru, Hokkaido[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[18], Japan Standard Time[19]
- Local dialing code: 0134[20]
- Inception: October 1, 1899[21], April 20, 1922[22]
- Official website: https://www.city.otaru.lg.jp/[23]
- Foods traditionally associated: Hanazono Dango[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Otaru[25]
- Population: 131,706[26], 112,452[27], 121,924[28], 131,928[29], 102,652[30]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Otaru[31]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33]
- Replaces: Takashima[34], Asari[35], Shioya[36]
- Replaced by: Sapporo[37]
- Official name: 小樽市[38]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Otaru, Hokkaido[40]
- Native label: 小樽市[41]
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Physical Characteristics
Otaru covers an area of 243.83 km²[42].
Climate and Environment
Otaru's Köppen climate classification is recorded as warm-summer humid continental climate[43].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Otaru include Sasson Expressway[44], a controlled-access highway[45], in Japan[46], founded in 1971[47].
Why It Matters
Otaru has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Otaru is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Otaru include Sasson Expressway[44], a controlled-access highway[45], in Japan[46], founded in 1971[47].