Shima

city in Mie Prefecture, Japan
Place city_of_japan Q338009
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Shima

Summary

Shima is a city of Japan[1]. Shima draws 1,797 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #105 of 691).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shima is located in Mie Prefecture[3].
  • Shima is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Shima is on the body of water Ago Bay[5].
  • Shima is on the body of water Matoya Bay[6].
  • Shima is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[7].
  • Shima is on the body of water Fukaya Channel[8].
  • Shima's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[9].
  • Shima's shares border with is recorded as Ise[10].
  • Shima's shares border with is recorded as Toba[11].
  • Shima's shares border with is recorded as Minamiise[12].
  • Shima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nisshin[13].
  • Shima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gujō-shi[14].
  • Shima's Commons category is recorded as Shima, Mie[15].
  • October 1, 2004 marks the founding of Shima[16].
  • Shima's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.32819444444444, 'longitude': 136.82966666666667}[17].
  • Shima's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Shima Peninsula[18].
  • Shima's official website is recorded as https://www.city.shima.mie.jp/[19].
  • Shima's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shima, Mie[20].
  • Shima has a population of {'amount': '+45834'}[21].
  • Shima has a population of {'amount': '+50341'}[22].
  • Shima has a population of {'amount': '+54694'}[23].
  • Shima's replaces is recorded as Hamajima[24].
  • Shima's replaces is recorded as Daiō[25].
  • Shima's replaces is recorded as Shima[26].
  • Shima's replaces is recorded as Ago[27].

Body

Geography

Shima is in the country of Japan[4]. Shima is located in Mie Prefecture[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Ago Bay[5], a bay[28], in Japan[29]; Matoya Bay[6], a bay[30], in Japan[31]; Pacific Ocean[7], an ocean[32]; and Fukaya Channel[8], a channel[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1932[35].

Physical Characteristics

Shima covers an area of {'amount': '+178.95'}[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+45834'}[21], {'amount': '+50341'}[22], and {'amount': '+54694'}[23].

Designation and Status

Shima's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[9].

History and Context

October 1, 2004 marks the founding of Shima[16].

Why It Matters

Shima draws 1,797 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #105 of 691).[2] Shima has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Shima is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4120032-9
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 19w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Ago Bay, Matoya Bay, Pacific Ocean +1
    Replaces → —
    Area → {'amount': '+178.95'}
    Inception → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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