Ōshū-shi

Summary

Ōshū-shi is a city of Japan^[1]. Ōshū-shi ranks in the top 7% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ōshū-shi is located in Iwate Prefecture^[3].
• Ōshū-shi is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Ōshū-shi's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[5].
• Ōshū-shi's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Ōshū-shi's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[7].
• Ōshū-shi's shares border with is recorded as Hanamaki^[8].
• Ōshū-shi's shares border with is recorded as Ichinoseki^[9].
• Ōshū-shi's shares border with is recorded as Kitakami^[10].
• Ōshū-shi's shares border with is recorded as Tōno-shi^[11].
• Ōshū-shi's shares border with is recorded as Higashinaruse^[12].
• Ōshū-shi's shares border with is recorded as Sumita^[13].
• Ōshū-shi's shares border with is recorded as Hiraizumi^[14].
• Ōshū-shi's shares border with is recorded as Kanegasaki^[15].
• Ōshū-shi's shares border with is recorded as Nishiwaga^[16].
• Ōshū-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naganuma^[17].
• Ōshū-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as City of Greater Shepparton^[18].
• Ōshū-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atsuma^[19].
• Ōshū-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kakegawa^[20].
• Ōshū-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reutte^[21].
• Ōshū-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Breitenwang^[22].
• Ōshū-shi's Commons category is recorded as Oshu, Iwate^[23].
• Ōshū-shi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[24].
• February 20, 2006 marks the founding of Ōshū-shi^[25].
• Ōshū-shi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.14447222222222, 'lon': 141.13913888888888}^[26].
• Ōshū-shi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.129722222222, 'lon': 141.09472222222}^[27].

Body

Geography

Ōshū-shi is in the country of Japan^[4]. Ōshū-shi is located in Iwate Prefecture^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ōshū-shi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+993.30'}^[28]. Ōshū-shi sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+58'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+112531'}^[30], {'amount': '+119422'}^[31], and {'amount': '+124746'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[5], big city^[6], and second-level administrative division^[7].

History and Context

February 20, 2006 marks the founding of Ōshū-shi^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ōshū-shi include 13569 Ōshū^[33], an asteroid^[34].

Why It Matters

Ōshū-shi ranks in the top 7% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month).^[2] Ōshū-shi has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Ōshū-shi is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Ōshū-shi include 13569 Ōshū^[33], an asteroid^[34].