 | This is a guideline for the structure of Japanese municipality articles on Wikipedia. It is based on the guideline found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline, which was established through the years by consensus of WikiProject Cities.
The order of sections is completely optional, and sections may be moved around to a different order based on the needs of the Japanese municipality. Editors are strongly encouraged, however, to at least begin with the lead/infobox, followed by history, geography, demographics, and economy, since these sections have some good basic information that might be sought after by readers first. Beyond that, editors working on Japanese municipality articles are advised to come to a consensus that works best for the municipality in question. While it is just a guideline and there are no requirements to follow it in editing, it contains some of the basic elements of a municipality article, as well as useful tips that would help to bring the article to good article or featured article status. |
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Funabashi
船橋 | |
|---|---|
| 船橋市 • Funabashi-shi | |
 LaLaPort shopping mall in Funabashi | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture | |
  Funabashi | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′N 139°59′E / 35.700°N 139.983°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Chiba Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Koshichi Fujishiro |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.64 km2 (33.07 sq mi) |
| Population (April 1, 2012) | |
• Total | 610,572 |
| • Density | 7,130/km2 (18,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 273 or 274 |
| Area code | 047-4 |
| - Tree | Camellia sasanqua |
| - Flower | Camellia sasanqua |
| Phone number | 047-436-2111 |
| Address | 2-10-25 Minatocho Funabashi-shi, 273-8501 |
| Website | City of Funabashi |
The introductory section should introduce the article about the municipality, serving as a concise overview of the article, establishing context, summarizing the most important points, and explaining why the subject is interesting or notable.
This section should follow the guidelines specified under WP:LEAD. Additionally, a couple of items should be included in the lead section for municipality articles, including:
- Name of municipality and location in the prefecture
- City/Town/Village proper population (official census figures should always be used when available, and other reliable estimates may be included as a supplement to official census figures when appropriate)
- Metro population (official census figures should always be used when available, and other reliable estimates may be included as a supplement to official census figures when appropriate)
- Brief note about historical roots/founding
- Nicknames, if notable
- Primary industries supporting its economy (e.g. service, manufacturing, tourism, etc ...)
- Notable unique characteristics and characteristics commonly associated with it
Aspects of the metropolitan area other than population should be mostly avoided here and relegated to the proper metro area articles.
Names of the municipality should be given in English and Japanese (kanji and rōmaji) using the {{Nihongo}} template for the initial instance and using the English name thereafter. Pronunciation of the name in IPA per Help:IPA/English can be included in the lead if thought helpful.
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