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Ōtō, Wakayama
was a village located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 3,280 and a density of 14.97 persons per km2. The total area was 219.06 km2. On May 1, 2005 Ōtō, along with the village of Ryūjin (from Hidaka District There are 2 districts in Japan with the same name. * Hidaka District, Wakayama * Hidaka District, Hokkaido {{disambig ...), the town of Nakahechi (also from Nishimuro District), and the town of Hongū (from Higashimuro District), was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe. Ōtō is made up of 3 smaller areas (hamlets/localities) within the village boundary. The areas are called Ayukawa, Tomisato and Mikawabr> Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Tanabe, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regions Of Japan
Japan is often divided into regions, each containing one or more of the country's 47 prefectures at large. Sometimes, they are referred to as "blocs" (ブロック, ''burokku''), or "regional blocs" (地域ブロック, ''chiiki burokku'') as opposed to more granular regional divisions. They are not official administrative units, though they have been used by government officials for statistical and other purposes since 1905. They are widely used in, for example, maps, geography textbooks, and weather reports, and many businesses and institutions use their home regions in their names as well, for example Kyushu National Museum, Kinki Nippon Railway, Chūgoku Bank, and Tōhoku University. One common division, preferred by the English Wikipedia, groups the prefectures into eight regions. In that division, of the four main islands of Japan, Hokkaidō, Shikoku, and Kyūshū make up one region each, the latter also containing the Satsunan Islands, while the largest island H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidaka District, Wakayama
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2020, the district has an estimated Population of 48,661 and a Density of 74.25 persons/km2. Hidaka’s total area is 655.49 km2. Towns and villages *Hidaka, Wakayama, Hidaka *Hidakagawa, Wakayama, Hidakagawa *Inami, Wakayama, Inami *Mihama, Wakayama, Mihama *Minabe, Wakayama, Minabe *Yura, Wakayama, Yura Merger *On October 1, 2004 the village of Minabegawa, Wakayama, Minabegawa merged into the expanded town of Minabe, Wakayama, Minabe. *On May 1, 2005 the towns of Kawabe, Wakayama, Kawabe, Nakatsu, Wakayama, Nakatsu and Miyama, Wakayama, Miyama merged to form the new town of Hidakagawa, Wakayama, Hidakagawa. *On May 1, 2005 the village of Ryūjin, Wakayama, Ryūjin merged into the city of Tanabe, Wakayama, Tanabe. References Districts in Wakayama Prefecture {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanabe, Wakayama
Tanabe (, Latn, ja, Tanabe-shi, ) is a Cities of Japan, city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 70,972 in 35,076 households and a population density of 69 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Tanabe is the second most populous city in Wakayama, and the largest in the Kansai region of Japan in terms of area. Geography Tanabe is located the south-central Kii Peninsula and faces to the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Kii Mountains to the north and east. The coastline is intricate and forms Tanabe Bay. Tenjinzaki is at the northern end of the bay, and Shirahama is on the south side. The climate is moderated by the effects of the Kuroshio Current offshore. Climate Tanabe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tanabe is 16.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2348 mm with September as the wettest m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashimuro District, Wakayama
is a district located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 43,306 and a density of 64.8 persons/km2. The total area is 667.92 km2. Towns and villages *Kitayama *Kozagawa file:Kozagawa townhall.JPG, 270px, Kozagawa Town Hall file:Ichimai-iwa, Kozagawa01.JPG, 270px, Kozagawa Ichimai-iwa is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , th ... * Kushimoto * Nachikatsuura * Taiji Mergers *On April 1, 2005 - the town of Kushimoto from Nishimuro District merged with the town of Koza, formerly from Higashimuro District, to form the new town of Kushimoto (now part of Higashimuro District). *On May 1, 2005 - the town of Hongū merged into the city of Tanabe. *On October 1, 2005 - the town of Kumanogawa merged into the city of Shingū. Districts in Wakayama Prefecture {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hongū, Wakayama
was a village located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,759 and a population density of 18.42 persons per km2. The total area was 204.06 km2. On May 1, 2005, Hongū, along with the village of Ryūjin (from Hidaka District There are 2 districts in Japan with the same name. * Hidaka District, Wakayama * Hidaka District, Hokkaido {{disambig ...), the town of Nakahechi, and the village of Ōtō (both from Nishimuro District), was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe. External links * Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Tanabe, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakahechi, Wakayama
Nakahechi (, Latn, ja, Nakahechi-chō, ) was a town located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,587 and a density of 16.92 persons per km2. The total area was 211.95 km2. On May 1, 2005, Nakahechi, along with the village of Ryūjin (from Hidaka District There are 2 districts in Japan with the same name. * Hidaka District, Wakayama * Hidaka District, Hokkaido {{disambig ...), the village of Ōtō (also from Nishimuro District), and the town of Hongū (from Higashimuro District), was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe. External links Official town website Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Tanabe, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūjin, Wakayama
was a village located in Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Population As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,416 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 17.31 persons per km2. The total area was 255.13 km2. History On May 1, 2005, Ryūjin, along with the town of Nakahechi, the village of Ōtō (both from Nishimuro District), and the town of Hongū (from Higashimuro District), was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe. Attractions A big tourist attraction is the local Ryujin Onsen founded in 7th century. External links Official village website Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Tanabe, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prefectures Of Japan
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (, , ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and Administrative divisions of Japan, administrative division. They include 43 prefectures proper (, ''Prefectures of Japan#Ken, ken''), two Fu (administrative division), urban prefectures (, ''Prefectures of Japan#Fu, fu'': Osaka Prefecture, Osaka and Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto), one regional prefecture (, ''Prefectures of Japan#Dō, dō'': Hokkaido, Hokkaidō) and one metropolis (, ''Prefectures of Japan#To, to'': Tokyo). In 1868, the Meiji Restoration, Meiji ''Fuhanken sanchisei'' administration created the first prefectures (urban ''fu'' and rural ''ken'') to replace the urban and rural administrators (''bugyō'', ''daikan'', etc.) in the Tenryō, parts of the country previously controlled directly by the shogunate and a few territories of rebels/shogunate loyalists who had not submitted to the new government such as Aizu domain, ... [...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] |
