Tsuruoka

Summary

Tsuruoka is a city of Japan^[1]. Tsuruoka draws 286 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #94 of 691).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tsuruoka was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Tsuruoka is located in Yamagata Prefecture^[4].
• Tsuruoka is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Tsuruoka is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[6].
• Tsuruoka's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[7].
• Tsuruoka's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Tsuruoka's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[9].
• Tsuruoka's shares border with is recorded as Sakata^[10].
• Tsuruoka's shares border with is recorded as Shōnai-machi^[11].
• Tsuruoka's shares border with is recorded as Mikawa^[12].
• Tsuruoka's shares border with is recorded as Nishikawa^[13].
• Tsuruoka's shares border with is recorded as Murakami^[14].
• Tsuruoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as La Foa^[15].
• Tsuruoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Brunswick^[16].
• Tsuruoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kagoshima^[17].
• Tsuruoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kikonai^[18].
• Tsuruoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nayoro^[19].
• Tsuruoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Edogawa^[20].
• Tsuruoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Niijima^[21].
• Tsuruoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sumida^[22].
• Tsuruoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sō^[23].
• Tsuruoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shangzhi^[24].
• Tsuruoka's Commons category is recorded as Tsuruoka, Yamagata^[25].
• Tsuruoka's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[26].
• Tsuruoka's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[27].

Body

Geography

Tsuruoka is in the country of Japan^[5]. Tsuruoka is located in Yamagata Prefecture^[4]. Tsuruoka is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Tsuruoka covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1311.53'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+121371'}^[29], {'amount': '+129652'}^[30], and {'amount': '+136623'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[7], big city^[8], and second-level administrative division^[9].

History and Context

April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Tsuruoka^[32].

Why It Matters

Tsuruoka draws 286 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #94 of 691).^[2] Tsuruoka has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Tsuruoka is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]