Ōta-shi

city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Place special_city_of_japan Q386179
Ōta-shi
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Ōta-shi

Summary

Ōta-shi is a special city of Japan[1]. Ōta-shi draws 6,638 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #23 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ōta-shi is located in Gunma Prefecture[3].
  • Ōta-shi is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Ōta-shi's head of government is recorded as Masayoshi Shimizu[5].
  • Ōta-shi's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan[6].
  • Ōta-shi's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Ōta-shi's shares border with is recorded as Kiryū[8].
  • Ōta-shi's shares border with is recorded as Isesaki[9].
  • Ōta-shi's shares border with is recorded as Midori[10].
  • Ōta-shi's shares border with is recorded as Oizumi[11].
  • Ōta-shi's shares border with is recorded as Ora[12].
  • Ōta-shi's shares border with is recorded as Ashikaga[13].
  • Ōta-shi's shares border with is recorded as Kumagaya[14].
  • Ōta-shi's shares border with is recorded as Fukaya[15].
  • Ōta-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Burbank[16].
  • Ōta-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as West Lafayette[17].
  • Ōta-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yingkou[18].
  • Ōta-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hirosaki[19].
  • Ōta-shi's Commons category is recorded as Ota, Gunma[20].
  • April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Ōta-shi[21].
  • April 1, 1940 marks the founding of Ōta-shi[22].
  • March 28, 2005 marks the founding of Ōta-shi[23].
  • Ōta-shi's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.29113888888889, 'longitude': 139.3753888888889}[24].
  • Ōta-shi's official website is recorded as https://www.city.ota.gunma.jp/[25].
  • Ōta-shi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ōta, Gunma[26].
  • Ōta-shi has a population of {'amount': '+222806'}[27].

Body

Geography

Ōta-shi is in the country of Japan[4]. Ōta-shi is located in Gunma Prefecture[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ōta-shi covers an area of {'amount': '+175.54'}[28]. Ōta-shi sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+47'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+222806'}[27], {'amount': '+219807'}[30], and {'amount': '+216465'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan[6] and big city[7].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889[21], April 1, 1940[22], and March 28, 2005[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ōta-shi include 21328 Otashi[32], an asteroid[33].

Why It Matters

Ōta-shi draws 6,638 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #23 of 33).[2] Ōta-shi has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Ōta-shi is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Ōta-shi include 21328 Otashi[32], an asteroid[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · SpinnerLaserzthe2nd · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms image → Emblem of Ota, Gunma (textless).svg
    Flag image → Flag of Ota, Gunma (text).svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of Ota, Gunma (text).svg"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district → Gunma 2nd district, Gunma 3rd district
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Ōta, Gunma
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Gunma Prefecture
    Official website → https://www.city.ota.gunma.jp/
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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