Oyamazaki, Kyoto
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is a town
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 Otokuni District
Otokuni District, Kyoto
Otokuni is a district located in Kyoto, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 15,493 and a density of 2,595.14 persons per km². The total area is 5.97 km².-Towns and villages:*Ōyamazaki...

, 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 April 1, 2008, the town 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 15,203 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 2,527 persons per km². The total area is 5.97 km².

The Daihatsu Kyoto plant is in Ōyamazaki.

Transport

The town has two railway stations: Yamazaki Station
Yamazaki Station (Kyoto)
is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Tōkaidō Main Line in Ōyamazaki, Otokuni District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Structure:...

 on the JR Kyoto Line
JR Kyoto Line
The is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, between Kyoto Station and Osaka Station. The line is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company ....

 and Ōyamazaki Station
Oyamazaki Station
is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Oyamazaki, Otokuni District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Stations next to Ōyamazaki:...

 on the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line.

For road traffic, Ōyamazaki Interchange of the Meishin Expressway
Meishin Expressway
The is a toll expressway in Japan. It runs from a junction with the Tomei Expressway in Nagakute, Aichi west to Nishinomiya, Hyōgo . It is the main road link between Osaka and Nagoya, and, along with the Tōmei Expressway, forms the main road link between Osaka and Tokyo...

, where the Keiji Bypass merges to the Meishin, is located in the town. National Highways Route 171
Route 171 (Japan)
National Route 171 is a national highway of Japan connecting Minami-ku, Kyoto and Chūō-ku, Kobe in Japan, with a total length of 67.7 km ....

 and Route 478 also provide access to the town.

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