Gojo, Nara
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Nara Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of May 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 35,380 wit 13,864 households
and the density
of 121.17 persons per km². The total area is 291.98 km².
The city was founded on October 15, 1957.
On September 25, 2005 the villages of Nishiyoshino
and Ōtō
, both from Yoshino District
, were merged into Gojō.
, the Yoshino River
flows through the city. It is surrounded mostly by mountains, although the city hall
is located in a flat basin
. Situated north of the city hall is Mount Kongō
, at 1125 m. Persimmon
is a major fruit crop in Gojō.
Cities of Japan
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located in Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan
Japan
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.
As of May 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 35,380 wit 13,864 households
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
and the density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 121.17 persons per km². The total area is 291.98 km².
The city was founded on October 15, 1957.
On September 25, 2005 the villages of Nishiyoshino
Nishiyoshino, Nara
was a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 3,673 and a density of 39.98 persons per km²...
and Ōtō
Oto, Nara
was a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 781 and a density of 7.03 persons per km². The total area was 111.06 km²....
, both from Yoshino District
Yoshino District, Nara
Yoshino is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 59,020 and a density of 26.14 persons per km²...
, were merged into Gojō.
Geography
Located in western Nara PrefectureNara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
, the Yoshino River
Yoshino River
The Yoshino River is a river on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is 194 km long and has a watershed of 3,750 km². It is the second longest river in Shikoku , and is the only river whose watershed spreads over the four prefectures of the island.It is regarded as one of the three greatest rivers of...
flows through the city. It is surrounded mostly by mountains, although the city hall
City hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...
is located in a flat basin
Depression (geology)
A depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions may be formed by various mechanisms.Structural or tectonic related:...
. Situated north of the city hall is Mount Kongō
Mount Kongo
is a 1125 meter high mountain in the Senshū region of the Osaka Prefecture, Kansai, Japan. It is near Mount Katsuragi.The mountain has lent its name to a series of naval ships and ship classes: the Imperial Japanese Navy's 1877 corvette Kongō; 1912 battleship Kongō, the nameship of her class; and...
, at 1125 m. Persimmon
Persimmon
A persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros in the ebony wood family . The word Diospyros means "the fire of Zeus" in ancient Greek. As a tree, it is a perennial plant...
is a major fruit crop in Gojō.
Neighboring municipalities
- Nara PrefectureNara Prefectureis a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
- GoseGose, Narais a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 33,526 and a density of 552.78 persons per km². The total area is 60.65 km².The city was founded on March 31, 1958.-Neighboring municipalities:* Nara Prefecture...
- ŌyodoOyodo, Narais a town located in Yoshino District, Nara, Japan.As of September 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population of 19,835 and a density of 521.15 persons per km²...
- ShimoichiShimoichi, Narais a town located in Yoshino District, Nara, Japan.As of September 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population of 7,404 and a density of 119.40 persons per km². The total area is 62.01 km²....
- TenkawaTenkawa, Narais a village located in Yoshino District, Nara, Japan.As of July 2009, the village has an estimated population of 1,823 and a density of 10.38 persons per km²...
- KurotakiKurotaki, Narais a village located in Yoshino District, Nara, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,114 and a density of 23.35 persons per km²...
- NosegawaNosegawa, Narais a village located in Yoshino District, Nara, Japan.As of October 1, 2007, the village has an estimated population of 699. The total area is 155.03 km².-Geography:...
- TotsukawaTotsukawa, Narais a village located in the Yoshino District of Nara Prefecture, Japan. It's recognized as the largest village in Japan in terms of land area.As of 2009, the village has an estimated population of 4,029 and a density of 5.99 persons per km². The total area is 672.35 km².-History:In 1889, a...
- KamikitayamaKamikitayama, Narais a village located in Yoshino District, Nara, Japan.As of March 1, 2010, the village has an estimated population of 707. The total area is 274.05 km².-Neighboring municipalities:* Nara Prefecture** Shimokitayama** Gojō** Totsukawa** Kawakami** Tenkawa...
- Gose
- Osaka PrefectureOsaka Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
- KawachinaganoKawachinagano, Osakais a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 112,696 and the density of 1,030 persons per km². The total area is 109.61 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1954.-Claims to fame:...
- ChihayaakasakaChihayaakasaka, Osakais a village located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the village has an estimated population of 6,131 and a population density of 164 persons per km². The total area is 37.38 km²....
- Kawachinagano
- Wakayama PrefectureWakayama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...
- HashimotoHashimoto, Wakayamais a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on January 1, 1955.On March 1, 2006 the town of Kōyaguchi, from Ito District, was merged into Hashimoto....
- KōyaKoya, Wakayamais a town located on a plateau atop Mt. Koya in Ito District, Wakayama, Japan. The town is known as the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism....
- Hashimoto
Education
- Primary Schools
- Gojō Elementary School
- Sakaaibe Elementary School
- Nishiyoshino Elementary School
- Makino Elementary School
- Nohara Elementary School
- Ootō Elementary School
- Uchi Elementary School
- Kitauchi Elementary School
- Ada Elementary School
- Junior High Schools
- Gojō Junior High School
- Gojōnishi Junior High School
- Gojōhigashi Junior High School
- Nishiyoshino Junior High School
- Ootō Junior High School
- Nohara Junior High School
- High SchoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s- Gojō High School
- Chiben Gakuen High School