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Kumamoto
city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
Details
- Instance of
- city designated by government ordinance, prefectural capital of Japan, big city, city of Japan, fortified town, city for international conferences and tourism
- Inception
- 1 April 1889
- Conflict
- Siege of Kumamoto Castle
- Located in
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Chūō-ku
- Capital of
- Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto Domain
- Population
- 738385, 731286, 740822, 734474, 738567
- Area
- 389.54
- anthem
- Kumamoto City Song
- associated electoral district
- Kumamoto 1st district, Kumamoto 2nd district, Kumamoto 3rd district, Kumamoto 4th district
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Kumamoto
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Kumamoto
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kumamoto
- contains the administrative territorial entity
- Chūō-ku, Higashi-ku, Nishi-ku, Minami-ku, Kita-ku
- described by source
- Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
- foods traditionally associated
- taipien, Kumamoto ramen, karashirenkon, Chōsen-ame, basashi
- has list
- Q11568008
- hashtag
- 熊本市
- head of government
- Kazufumi Ōnishi
- IPA transcription
- kɯ̟ᵝma̠mo̞to̞
- language used
- Kumamoto dialect
- legal form
- ordinary local public entity
- legislative body
- Q24874108
- local dialing code
- 096
- located in or next to body of water
- Shirakawa River, Midori River, Ariake Sea, Tsuboi River, Iseri River
- located in time zone
- UTC+09:00
- located in/on physical feature
- Kumamoto Plain
- member of
- Fairtrade Town
- name in kana
- くまもとし
- native label
- 熊本市
- nickname
- 水と森の都, 火の国
- office held by head of government
- mayor of Kumamoto
- official name
- 熊本市
- official symbol
- Ginkgo biloba, Q11611567, Parus minor
- owner of
- Park Dome Kumamoto, Suizenji Stadium
- postal code
- 860-0006–862-0961, 860-8601
- replaces
- Kurokami, Ikeda, Hanazono, Shimazaki, Yokote, Furumachi, Honjō, Ōe, Motoyama, Harutake, Kasuga, Izumi
- shares border with
- Uto, Kōshi-shi, Uki, Tamana, Kikuchi, Yamaga, Kashima, Kōsa-machi, Mashiki, Mifune, Kikuyō-machi, Gyokuto
- social media followers
- 32156, 5000, 42842, 48263, 6460, 8360, 9240, 10000
- topic's main category
- Category:Kumamoto
- twinned administrative body
- Heidelberg, San Antonio, Guilin, Bristol, Ulsan
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