was a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Kitatsuru District,
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 no ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2004, the area within the former town of Uenohara had an estimated
population
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of 26555 and a
density
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of 211.58 persons per km
2. The total area was 125.51 km
2.
History
On February 13, 2005, Uenohara (formerly from
Kitatsuru District), absorbed the village of
Akiyama
Akiyama (written: lit. "autumn mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, general in the Imperial Japanese Army and considered father of the Japanese Cavalry
*Denis Akiyama (1952–2018), Japanese-Canadian actor ...
(from
Minamitsuru District) to create the city of
Uenohara
is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 23,158 in 9987 households, and a population density of 140 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Uenohara is located in the extre ...
.
Geography
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Mountain
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s: Mount Mikuni, Mount Ōgi, Mount Mitō
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River
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s: Sagami River, Nakama River, Tsuru River
Surrounding municipalities
The following are the municipalities that surrounded the town of Uenohara before it was merged.
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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 no ...
**
Ōtsuki Ōtsuki may refer to:
*Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
*Ōtsuki Station, a railway station in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan
*Ōtsuki, Kōchi
270px, Ōtsuki Town Hall
is a town in the Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Jap ...
**
Kosuge
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Akiyama
Akiyama (written: lit. "autumn mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, general in the Imperial Japanese Army and considered father of the Japanese Cavalry
*Denis Akiyama (1952–2018), Japanese-Canadian actor ...
*
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
**
Hinohara
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Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
**
Fujino
References
External links
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Uenohara City Official Site
Dissolved municipalities of Yamanashi Prefecture
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