Hashimoto, Wakayama
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is 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.
As of March 1, 2008, Hashimoto has an estimated population
of 67,494 and a density
of 518 persons per km². The total area is 130.31 km².
Its sister city is Rohnert Park, California
.
Cities of Japan
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located in Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
is 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 :...
, 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...
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The city was founded on January 1, 1955.
On March 1, 2006 the town of Kōyaguchi
Koyaguchi, Wakayama
was a town located in Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Kōyaguchi was merged into the expanded city of Hashimoto.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,889 and a density of 742.22 persons per km². The total area was 20.06 km²....
, from Ito District
Ito District, Wakayama
is a district located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 28,171 and a density of 84.6 persons/km². The total area is 332.93 km².- Towns and villages :* Katsuragi* Kōya* Kudoyama- Timeline :...
, was merged into Hashimoto.
As of March 1, 2008, Hashimoto 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 67,494 and a 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 518 persons per km². The total area is 130.31 km².
Its sister city is Rohnert Park, California
Rohnert Park, California
Rohnert Park is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located approximately north of San Francisco. The population at the 2010 United States Census was 40,971. It is an early planned city, modeled directly after Levittown, New York and Levittown, Pennsylvania. Rohnert Park is the...
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External links
- Official website in Japanese