is a

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located in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture,

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. As of October 1, 2020 the city has an estimated

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of 73,753 and a

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of 1,718 persons per km². The total area is 42.92 km².

History

Kyōtanabe was briefly the

capital of Japan The current capital of Japan is Tokyo."About Japan"
The Government of Japan. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

during the reign of

Emperor Keitai (died 10 March 531) was the 26th legendary emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 継体天皇 (26)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but h ...

. The life of the Imperial court was centered at ''Tsutsuki'' Palace where the emperor lived in 511–518.Koch, W. (1904)
''Japan; Geschichte nach japanischen Quellen und ethnographische Skizzen. Mit einem Stammbaum des Kaisers von Japan,'' p. 13
The modern city was founded on April 1, 1997, after the town of Tanabe was reorganized into the city of Kyōtanabe. The Kyō- was added to distinguish it from the city of

Tanabe, Wakayama is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 70,972 in 35076 households and a population density of 69 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Tanabe is the second largest city in Wakayama ...

Geography

Kyotanabe city center area Aerial photograph 2021

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Climate

Kyōtanabe has a

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(

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''Cfa''), featuring a marked seasonal variation in temperature and precipitation. Summers are hot and humid, but winters are relatively cold with occasional snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kyōtanabe is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Its record high is , reached on 16 August 2007, and its record low is , reached on 27 February 1981.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kyōtanabe in 2020 is 73,753 people. Kyōtanabe's population has increased roughly sevenfold over the past century. The city has grown almost continuously since the census began in 1920, and saw especially rapid growth in the late 20th century.

Education

Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts '' , mottoeng = I am the true vine , established = Founded Chartered 1949 , type = Private , affiliation = , endowment = , debt = , rector = , officer_in_charge = , chairman ...

* Doshisha Women's Junior College

Notable people from Kyōtanabe, Kyoto

Kenji Takao Kenji Takao ( ja, 高尾憲司; born 23 March 1975) is a Japanese running coach and former long-distance runner who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. His personal best for the distance was 27:56.05 minutes, set in 1995. He was the 1998 Asian ...

, Japanese

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coach and former

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(

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) * Takuya Muguruma, Japanese former

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Akinari Kawazura is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for the J1 League club Nagoya Grampus. Career Akinari Kawazura joined J1 League club Omiya Ardija in 2017. On April 12, he debuted in the J.League Cup against Kashiwa Reysol. After ...

, Japanese

(

Omiya Ardija is a professional association football club based in Ōmiya in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds. Omiya competed in the J1 League follow ...

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) *

Meg Hemphill Meg Hemphill (born 23 May 1996, in Kyotanabe, Kyoto) is a Japanese track and field athlete. She is the Japanese national champion in 2017 and was placed second in the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships The 2017 Asian Athletics Championships ...

, Japanese

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

Momo Hirai , known mononymously as Momo (; ja, モモ), is a Japanese singer, rapper and dancer based in South Korea. She is one of the three Japanese members of South Korean girl group Twice under JYP Entertainment. Life and career Early life and pre- ...

, Japanese singer, dancer, model, MC, member of South Korean girl group

Twice Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaey ...

References

External links

*
Kyotanabe City official website

Cities in Kyoto Prefecture Former capitals of Japan {{Kyoto-geo-stub