was a
city
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located in
Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan. The city was founded on April 5, 1954.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated
population
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of 25,856 and the
density
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of 139.96 persons per km². The total area was 184.74 km².
History
On November 1, 2005, Enzan, along with the town of
Katsunuma, and the village of
Yamato (both from
Higashiyamanashi District), was merged to create the city of
Kōshū.
Education
There are 3 Junior High Schools in Enzan:
*Enzan Junior High
*Matsusato Junior High
*Enzan Kita Junior High
Notable people
* Actor
Tomokazu Miura
is a Japanese actor.
Life and career
Miura attended Hino high school in Tokyo. He was originally a member of rock group RC Succession, but was asked to leave the group by their management when they signed a record contract. However, impressed b ...
was born in Enzan in 1952.
Dissolved municipalities of Yamanashi Prefecture
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