Shiso, Hyogo
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Hyōgo
, Japan
.
The city was founded on April 1, 2005 from the merger of four towns from Shisō District
: Chikusa
, Haga
, Ichinomiya
, and Yamasaki
.
As of 2008 census data, the city has an estimated population
of 42,008. The total area is 658.60 km².
Shisō City is the sister city of Sequim, Washington.
File:Haga Castle 01.jpg|Haga Castle
File:Onzui Ravine 02.JPG|Onzui Ravine
File:Harahudou Falls.JPG|Harafudou Falls
Cities of Japan
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located in Hyōgo
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The city was founded on April 1, 2005 from the merger of four towns from Shisō District
Shiso District, Hyogo
Shiso is a district located in Hyōgo, Japan.As of April 1, 2005 , the district has an estimated population of 5,983 and a density of 99 persons per km²...
: Chikusa
Chikusa, Hyogo
was a town located in Shisō District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Chikusa was merged with the towns of Haga, Ichinomiya and Yamasaki, all from Shisō District, to form the new city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, Haga
Haga, Hyogo
was a town located in Shisō District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Haga was merged with the towns of Chikusa, Ichinomiya and Yamasaki, all from Shisō District, to form the new city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, Ichinomiya
Ichinomiya, Hyogo (Shiso)
was a town located in Shisō District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Ichinomiya was merged with the towns of Chikusa, Haga and Yamasaki, all from Shisō District, to form the new city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, and Yamasaki
Yamasaki, Hyogo
was a town in Shisō District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Yamasaki was merged with the towns of Chikusa, Haga and Ichinomiya, all from Shisō District, to form the new city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
.
As of 2008 census data, 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 42,008. The total area is 658.60 km².
Shisō City is the sister city of Sequim, Washington.
File:Haga Castle 01.jpg|Haga Castle
Haga Castle
Haga Castle is a castle by Lake Mälaren outside of Enköping in Uppsala County, Sweden.The earliest recorded owner of the Haga property was the Swedish noble, Sten Bengtsson . He built a stone building on the property...
File:Onzui Ravine 02.JPG|Onzui Ravine
File:Harahudou Falls.JPG|Harafudou Falls