Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, situated at the westernmost point of the island of Honshu. It is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth largest in the Chugoku region, with a population of 248,193 as of June 2023 across 716.18 square kilometers. The city was established as Akamagaseki on April 1, 1889, renamed Shimonoseki on June 1, 1902, and designated a core city in October 2005. Nicknamed the home of fugu, it is the largest harvester of pufferfish in Japan and has long served as a gateway port between Honshu and the Asian continent.
Facts
Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Shimonoseki (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 252,844 (2021)
2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.75, 130.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.75, 130.75
33.75 130.75 Cfa
3. GeoNames: Shimonoseki - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1852225, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)Quote, cities500 record 1852225, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)
33.95548 130.93713 P PPL JP 45 1852222 265684 10 Asia/Tokyo
Shimonoseki (Wikipedia)
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Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関市, Hepburn: Shimonoseki-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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