Takamatsu
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Summary
Takamatsu is a core city of Japan[1]. Takamatsu draws 3,912 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #19 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kagawa Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Bisan Seto[5]
- Head of government: Hideto Ōnishi[6]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[7], big city[8]
- Shares border with: Sakaide[9], Tamano[10], Mima[11], Mannō-chō[12], Ayagawa[13], Miki[14], Sanuki[15], Naoshima[16], Tonoshō-chō[17], Shōdoshima-chō[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Tours[19], St. Petersburg[20], Nanchang[21], Keelung[22], Yashima[23], Mito[24], Hikone[25], Yurihonjo[26]
- Legislative body: Takamatsu City Council[27]
- Postal code: 760-8571[28]
- Commons category: Takamatsu, Kagawa[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[30]
- Inception: February 15, 1890[31]
- Highest point: Mount Ryūō[32]
- Located in/on physical feature: Sanuki Plain[33]
- Official website: https://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Takamatsu, Kagawa[35]
- Commons gallery: 高松市[36]
- Population: 417,814[37], 419,429[38], 420,748[39], 400,000[40], 327,000[41], 281,300[42]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Takamatsu[43]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[44], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[45], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[46], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[47]
- Replaces: Miyawaki[48], Higashihama[49], Ritsurin[50], Ōta[51], Sagita[52], Yashima[53], Kita[54], Furutakamatsu[55], Kōzai[56], Busshōzan[57], Ichinomiya[58], Enza[59], Kamikasai[60], Kawaoka[61]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Takamatsu include Takamatsu Station[62], a railway station[63], in Japan[64], founded in 1897[65]; Kōtoku Line[66], a railway line[67], in Japan[68], founded in 1899[69]; and Takamatsu Symbol Tower[70], a skyscraper[71], in Japan[72], founded in 2004[73].
Why It Matters
Takamatsu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] Takamatsu is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]
Entities named for Takamatsu include Takamatsu Station[62], a railway station[63], in Japan[64], founded in 1897[65]; Kōtoku Line[66], a railway line[67], in Japan[68], founded in 1899[69]; and Takamatsu Symbol Tower[70], a skyscraper[71], in Japan[72], founded in 2004[73].