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 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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As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 67,835 with 25,607 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 a population density

Population density

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 of 297.21 persons per km². The total area is 228.24 km².

The city was founded on November 11, 2005, as a result of the merger of the towns of Kishigawa

Kishigawa, Wakayama

was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama, Japan.On November 11, 2005 Kishigawa was merged with the towns of Kokawa, Momoyama, Naga and Uchita, all from Naga District, to form the new city of Kinokawa....

, Kokawa

Kokawa, Wakayama

was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama, Japan.On November 11, 2005 Kokawa was merged with the towns of Kishigawa, Momoyama, Naga and Uchita, all from Naga District, to form the new city of Kinokawa....

, Momoyama

Momoyama, Wakayama

was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama, Japan.On November 11, 2005 Momoyama was merged with the towns of Kishigawa, Kokawa, Naga and Uchita, all from Naga District, to form the new city of Kinokawa....

, Naga

Naga, Wakayama

was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama, Japan.On November 11, 2005 Naga was merged with the towns of Kishigawa, Kokawa, Momoyama and Uchita, all from Naga District, to form the new city of Kinokawa....

 and Uchita

Uchita, Wakayama

was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama, Japan.On November 11, 2005 Uchita was merged with the towns of Kishigawa, Kokawa, Momoyama and Naga, all from Naga District, to form the new city of Kinokawa....

, all from Naga District

Naga District, Wakayama

Naga was a district located in Wakayama, Japan. The District dissolved on April 1, 2006 when the town of Iwade gained city status.There was only one town left within the district before the dissolution.* Iwade-History:...

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Kokawa Temple (Kokawa-ji) is famous for sightseeing site in Kinokawa.