was 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 Yamanashi

Yamanashi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...

, Japan

Japan

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.

As of 2004, the area within the former town of Uenohara had an estimated population

Population

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 of 26555 and a density

Population density

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 of 211.58 persons per km². The total area was 125.51 km².

On February 13, 2005 Uenohara, formerly from Kitatsuru District

Kitatsuru District, Yamanashi

is a district located in Yamanashi, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 29,030 and a density of 103.79 persons per km². The total area is 279.71 km².There are only two villages left in the district.*Kosuge*Tabayama-History:...

, absorbed the village of Akiyama

Akiyama, Yamanashi

was a village located in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,306 and a density of 51.09 persons per km². The total area was 45.14 km²....

, from Minamitsuru District, to become the new city of Uenohara.

Geography

• Mountains:Mount Mikuni, Mount Ōgi, Mount Mitō
• Rivers:Sagami River, Nakama River, Tsuru River

Surrounding municipalities

The following are the municipalities that surrounded the town of Uenohara before it was merged.

• Yamanashi Prefecture
  Yamanashi Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...
  
  
  • Ōtsuki
    Otsuki, Yamanashi
    is a city located in Yamanashi, Japan. It was founded on August 8, 1954. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 29,803 and the density of 106 persons per km². The total area is 280.30 km².-Kōshū Kaidō:...
    
    
  • Kosuge
    Kosuge, Yamanashi
    is a village located in Kitatsuru District, Yamanashi, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,041 and a density of 19.77 persons per km². The total area is 52.65 km².-External links:*...
    
    
  • Akiyama
    Akiyama, Yamanashi
    was a village located in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,306 and a density of 51.09 persons per km². The total area was 45.14 km²....
    
    
• Tokyo
  Tokyo
  , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
  
  
  • Hinohara
    Hinohara, Tokyo
    is a municipality in Nishitama District, Tokyo, Japan. It is the only administrative unit left in the non-insular area of Tokyo that is still classified as a village...
    
    
• Kanagawa Prefecture
  Kanagawa Prefecture
  is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
  
  
  • Fujino
    Fujino, Kanagawa
    was a town located in Tsukui District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.On March 11, 2007 Fujino, along with the town of Shiroyama, also from Tsukui District, was merged into the expanded city of Sagamihara, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality....