Yawata, Kyoto
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Kyoto
, Japan
.
As of May 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 74,150, with 31,120 households
and the density
of 3,042.68 persons per km². The total area is 24.37 km².
The city was founded on November 1, 1977 and currently has a sister city in Milan, Ohio
The Iwashimizu Hachimangu
is located in Yawata.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in 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
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...
.
As of May 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 74,150, with 31,120 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
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of 3,042.68 persons per km². The total area is 24.37 km².
The city was founded on November 1, 1977 and currently has a sister city in Milan, Ohio
Milan, Ohio
Milan is a village in Erie and Huron counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,445 at the 2000 census.The Erie County portion of Milan is part of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Huron County portion is part of the Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History...
The Iwashimizu Hachimangu
Iwashimizu Shrine
The is a Shinto shrine in the city of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. -History:The shrine's Heian period connections with the Kyoto and the Imperial family date from its founding in 859 when construction on its earliest structures commenced...
is located in Yawata.
External links
- Yawata official website in Japanese