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Naga District, Wakayama
was a district located in Wakayama, Japan. There was only one town left within the district before the dissolution: * Iwade History *On November 11, 2005 - the towns of Kishigawa, Kokawa, Momoyama, Naga and Uchita were merged to create the city of Kinokawa. *On April 1, 2006 - the town of Iwade Iwade is a village and civil parish north of the town of Sittingbourne in the English county of Kent. History Iwade was established in the late Medieval period, when it was a settlement linking Watling Street to the coast via Key Street (a st ... was elevated to city status. Therefore, Naga District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Wakayama Prefecture {{Wakayama-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] |
Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to the northeast. Wakayama is the capital and largest city of Wakayama Prefecture, with other major cities including Tanabe, Hashimoto, and Kinokawa. Wakayama Prefecture is located on the western coast of the Kii Peninsula on the Kii Channel, connecting the Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea, across from Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. History Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii. 1953 flood disaster On July 17–18, 1953, a torrential heavy rain occurred, followed by collapse of levees, river flooding and landslides in a wide area. Many bridges and houses were destroyed. According to an officially confirmed report by the Government of Japan, 1,015 people died, with 5,709 injured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwade, Wakayama
270px, Iwade city hall is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 54,138 in 23906 households and a population density of 1400 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Iwade is located on the northern border of Wakayama Prefecture with Osaka Prefecture. The Kinokawa River flows along the southern border of Iwade. Neighboring municipalities Wakayama Prefecture *Wakayama (city) * Kinokawa Osaka Prefecture * Sennan * Hannan Climate Iwade has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Iwade is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1713 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Iwade has increased rapidly over the pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishigawa, Wakayama
was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 21,158 and a density of 940.77 persons per km². The total area was 22.49 km². On November 11, 2005, Kishigawa, along with the towns of Kokawa, Momoyama, Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata'' * Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ... and Uchita (all from Naga District), was merged to create the city of Kinokawa. External linksOfficial town websiteKinokawa city Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Kinokawa, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokawa, Wakayama
was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 16,344 and a density of 210.27 persons per km². The total area was 77.73 km². On November 11, 2005, Kokawa, along with the towns of Kishigawa, Momoyama, Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata'' * Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ... and Uchita (all from Naga District), was merged to create the city of Kinokawa. External linksOfficial town websiteKinokawa city Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Kinokawa, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momoyama, Wakayama
was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,090 and a density of 156.33 persons per km2. The total area was 51.75 km2. On November 11, 2005, Momoyama, along with the towns of Kishigawa, Kokawa, Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata'' * Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ... and Uchita (all from Naga District), was merged to create the city of Kinokawa. External linksOfficial town websiteKinokawa city Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Kinokawa, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naga, Wakayama
was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,814 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 313.44 persons per km². The total area was 28.12 km². On November 11, 2005, Naga, along with the towns of Kishigawa, Kokawa, Momoyama and Uchita (all from Naga District), was merged to create the city of Kinokawa. External linksKinokawa city Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Kinokawa, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uchita, Wakayama
was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003 town had an estimated population of 15,111 and a density of 311.89 persons per km². The total area was 48.45 km². On November 11, 2005, Uchita, along with the towns of Kishigawa, Kokawa, Momoyama and Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata'' * Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ... (all from Naga District), was merged to create the city of Kinokawa. External linksOfficial town websiteKinokawa city Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Kinokawa, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinokawa, Wakayama
260px, Kinokawa City Hall is a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 60,592 in 26652 households and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kinokawa is located on the northern border of Wakayama Prefecture with Osaka Prefecture and the Izumi Mountains to the north and the Kii Mountains to the south. The Kinokawa River, after which the city is named, runs through the city from east to west. Neighboring municipalities Wakayama Prefecture *Wakayama (city) * Kainan *Iwade * Kimino * Katsuragi Osaka Prefecture * Sennan *Izumisano * Kaizuka *Kishiwada Climate Kinokawa has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kinokawa is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1713 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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