Sonobe, Kyoto
Encyclopedia
was a town
located in Funai District
, Kyoto
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 16,958 and a density
of 164.99 persons per km². The total area was 102.78 km². It was the home town of the legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto
.
On January 1, 2006 Sonobe was merged with the towns of Hiyoshi
and Yagi
, all from Funai District
, and the town of Miyama
, from Kitakuwada District
, to form the new city of Nantan
.
Sonobe serves as the administrative center of Nantan.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Funai District
Funai District, Kyoto
Funai is a district located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the district has an estimated population of 17,945 and a density of 59 persons per km²...
, Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
, Japan
Japan
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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 16,958 and a density
Population density
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of 164.99 persons per km². The total area was 102.78 km². It was the home town of the legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto
is a Japanese video game designer and producer. Miyamoto was born and raised in Kyoto Prefecture; the natural surroundings of Kyoto inspired much of Miyamoto's later work....
.
On January 1, 2006 Sonobe was merged with the towns of Hiyoshi
Hiyoshi, Kyoto
was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,090 and a density of 49.31 persons per km². The total area was 123.50 km²....
and Yagi
Yagi, Kyoto
was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto, Japan.On January 1, 2006, Yagi was merged with the towns of Hiyoshi and Sonobe, all from Funai District, and the town of Miyama, from Kitakuwada District, to form the new city of Nantan....
, all from Funai District
Funai District, Kyoto
Funai is a district located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the district has an estimated population of 17,945 and a density of 59 persons per km²...
, and the town of Miyama
Miyama, Kyoto
is a town located in Kitakuwada District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,070 and a density of 14.89 persons per km². The total area was 340.47 km²....
, from Kitakuwada District
Kitakuwada District, Kyoto
Kitakuwada was a district located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the district had an estimated population of 5,233 and a density of 15.37 persons per km²...
, to form the new city of Nantan
Nantan, Kyoto
is a city located in Kyoto, Japan.As of May 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 35,424. The total area is 616.31 km².The city was founded on January 1, 2006 by the merger of the former towns of Sonobe, Yagi, Hiyoshi, and Miyama...
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Sonobe serves as the administrative center of Nantan.