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Takashima

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Takashima (高島市, Takashima-shi) is a city in Shiga Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 46,976 living in 20601 households as of 1 November 2021. The municipality covers a total area of 693.05 square kilometres. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Shiga Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
46,377 1
Area (sq km)
693.05 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deShiga Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Shiga Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Takashima City (-shi) 高島市 54,369 55,451 53,950 52,486 50,025 46,377 43,130
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2. Takashima, Shiga (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, area
    The total area of the city is 693.05 square kilometres
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 35.353,136.0357
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 93.0
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4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, 136.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, 136.25
35.25 136.25 Cfa
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