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Funai District, Kyoto
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2006, the district has an estimated population of 17,945 and a population density, density of 59 persons per km2. The total area is 303.07 km2. Towns and villages *Kyōtamba, Kyoto, Kyōtamba Mergers *On October 11, 2005 the towns of Tanba, Kyoto, Tanba, Mizuho, Kyoto, Mizuho and Wachi, Kyoto, Wachi merged to form the new town of Kyōtamba, Kyoto, Kyōtamba. *On January 1, 2006 the towns of Hiyoshi, Kyoto, Hiyoshi, Sonobe, Kyoto, Sonobe and Yagi, Kyoto, Yagi merged with the town of Miyama, Kyoto, Miyama, from Kitakuwada District, Kyoto, Kitakuwada District, to form the new city of Nantan, Kyoto, Nantan. References Districts in Kyoto Prefecture {{Kyoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture to the east, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo Prefecture to the west. Kyoto, the capital and largest city, accommodates 57% of the prefecture's total population, with other major cities including Uji, Kameoka, Kyoto, Kameoka, and Maizuru. Kyoto Prefecture is located on the Sea of Japan coast and extends to the southeast towards the Kii Peninsula, covering territory of the former Provinces of Japan, provinces of Yamashiro Province, Yamashiro, Tamba Province, Tamba, and Tango Province, Tango. Kyoto Prefecture is centered on the historic Imperial Court in Kyoto, Imperial capital of Kyoto, and is one of Japan's two "Fu (administrative division), prefectures" using the designation ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōtamba, Kyoto
is a town located in Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 13,195 in 6188 households and a population density of 44 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Its name comes from the first syllable of ''Kyōto'' and the former town of ''Tamba'', a namesake of the historic Tanba Province. Geography Kyōtamba is located between the Fukuchiyama basin and the Kameoka basins in the central part of the Tamba region in central Kyoto Prefecture. the southern part of the town is the watershed between the Yodo River system and the Yura River systems. Neighbouring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Sasayama Kyoto Prefecture * Ayabe * Fukuchiyama * Nantan Climate Kyōtamba has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kyōtamba is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1771 mm with September as the wettest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanba, Kyoto
was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,516 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 114.94 persons per km2. The total area was 74.09 km2. On October 11, 2005, Tanba, along with the towns of Mizuho and Wachi (all from Funai District), was merged to create the town of Kyōtamba. References External links Official website of Kyotamba Dissolved municipalities of Kyoto Prefecture Kyōtamba, Kyoto {{Kyoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizuho, Kyoto
was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,987 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 45.45 persons per km2. The total area was 109.73 km2. On October 11, 2005, Mizuho, along with the towns of Tanba and Wachi (all from Funai District), was merged to create the town of Kyōtamba. The Tamba region, in which Mizuho (now Kyōtamba) is located, is known for its kuri (chestnuts), matsutake mushrooms, and kuromame (black beans). Mizuho is home to Kyoto prefecture's largest limestone cave and Greenland Mizuho, a sports park and camping area. Every year the town hosts various events, including a summer fireworks show and festival on August 17, the Kyōtamba Road Race on November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wachi, Kyoto
was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,829 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 32.11 persons per km2. The total area was 119.25 km2. On October 11, 2005, Wachi, along with the towns of Tamba and Mizuho (all from Funai District), was merged to create the town of Kyōtamba. Schools Wachi has one elementary school (Wachi Elementary) and one middle school (Wachi Middle School). As of 2010, Wachi Middle School had 97 students. Transportation Wachi has three train stations, Wachi Station, Aseri Station, and Tachiki Station. Trains pass through Wachi about once every hour. References External links Official website of merged municipalities Dissolved municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiyoshi, Kyoto
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Funai District, Kyoto, Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,090 and a population density, density of 49.31 persons per km2. The total area was 123.50 km2. On January 1, 2006, Hiyoshi, along with the towns of Sonobe, Kyoto, Sonobe and Yagi, Kyoto, Yagi (all from Funai District, Kyoto, Funai District), and the town of Miyama, Kyoto, Miyama (from Kitakuwada District, Kyoto, Kitakuwada District), was merged to create the city of Nantan, Kyoto, Nantan. References External links Official website of Nantan Dissolved municipalities of Kyoto Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2006 2006 disestablishments in Japan Nantan, Kyoto {{Kyoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonobe, Kyoto
was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. On January 1 2006, Sonobe, along with the towns of Hiyoshi and Yagi (all from Funai District), and the town of Miyama (from Kitakuwada District), was merged to create the city of Nantan. Sonobe served as the administrative center of Nantan. Notable people *Shigeru Miyamoto, video game designer and Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi ...'s representative director. References External links Official website of Nantan {{Authority control Populated places disestablished in 2006 Dissolved municipalities of Kyoto Prefecture 2006 disestablishments in Japan Nantan, Kyoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
