is a city

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 northern Kyoto Prefecture

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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, on the Yura River. It is about 25 km inland from the Sea of Japan

Sea of Japan

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 at the southern end of the Fukuchiyama Valley, and is surrounded by mountains to the south, west, and east.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 82,425 and a density

Population density

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 of 146 persons per km². The total area is 552.57 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1937.

On January 1, 2006 the towns of Miwa

Miwa, Kyoto

was a town located in Amata District, Kyoto, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Miwa, along with the town of Yakuno, also from Amata District, and the town of Ōe, from Kasa District, was merged into the expanded city of Fukuchiyama....

 and Yakuno

Yakuno, Kyoto

was a town located in Amata District, Kyoto, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Yakuno, along with the town of Miwa, also from Amata District, and the town of Ōe, from Kasa District, was merged into the expanded city of Fukuchiyama....

, from Amata District

Amata District, Kyoto

Amata was a district located in Kyoto, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 8,965 and a density of 46.81 persons per km². The total area was 191.52 km².-Merger:...

, and the town of Ōe

Oe, Kyoto

was a town located in Kasa District, Kyoto, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Ōe, along with the towns of Miwa and Yakuno, both from Amata District, was merged into the expanded city of Fukuchiyama....

, from Kasa District

Kasa District, Kyoto

Kasa was a district located in Kyoto, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 5,571 and a density of 57.55 persons per km². The total area was 96.81 km².-Merger:...

, were merged into Fukuchiyama.

Transport

Inter-city trains stop at Fukuchiyama Station, with connections to Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Kyoto

Kyoto

is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

, and Amanohashidate

Amanohashidate

Amanohashidate is one of Japan's three scenic views. The sandbar is located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture.A thin strip of land connects two opposing sides of Miyazu Bay...

, among others.

External links

• Fukuchiyama official website in Japanese