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Tsuna District, Hyōgo
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the district had an estimated population of 11,500, and the total area was 58.21 km2. Former towns and villages * Awaji, Hyōgo, Awaji * Goshiki, Hyōgo, Goshiki * Higashiura, Hyōgo, Higashiura * Hokudan, Hyōgo, Hokudan * Ichinomiya, Hyōgo (Tsuna), Ichinomiya * Tsuna, Hyōgo, Tsuna Mergers * On April 1, 2005 - the former town of Awaji, Hyōgo (town), Awaji absorbed the towns of Higashiura, Hyōgo, Higashiura, Hokudan, Hyōgo, Hokudan, Ichinomiya, Hyōgo (Tsuna), Ichinomiya and Tsuna, Hyōgo, Tsuna to create the city of Awaji, Hyōgo, Awaji. * On February 11, 2006 - the town of Goshiki, Hyōgo, Goshiki was merged into the expanded city of Sumoto, Hyōgo, Sumoto. Tsuna District was dissolved as a result of this merger. References Former districts of Hyōgo Prefecture {{Hyogo-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] |
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama Prefecture, Okayama and Tottori Prefecture, Tottori prefectures to the west. Kobe is the capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, seventh-largest city in Japan, with other List of cities in Hyōgo Prefecture by population, major cities including Himeji, Nishinomiya, and Amagasaki. Hyōgo Prefecture's mainland stretches from the Sea of Japan to the Seto Inland Sea, where Awaji Island and a small archipelago of islands belonging to the prefecture are located. Hyōgo Prefecture is a major economic center, transportation hub, and tourist destination in western Japan, with 20% of the prefecture's land area designated as List of national parks of Japan#History, Natural Parks. Hyōgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awaji, Hyōgo
270px, Awaji City Hall is a city located on Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,597 and a population density of 230 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography The city of Awaji occupies the northern third of Awaji Island. It is connected to Kobe City to the north by the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, and is sandwiched between Osaka Bay and the Gulf of Harima on the Seto Inland Sea. There are no large rivers in the city, but there are many agricultural ponds. The Tsuna hills run through the center of the city, with Mount Myoken (522 meters) as the highest point. The Nojima Fault (the focus of the Great Hanshin earthquake) is located in the city. Surrounding municipalities Hyogo Prefecture * Sumoto Climate Awaji has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Awaji is 16.3 °C. The average annual rainf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goshiki, Hyōgo
was a town in the Tsuna District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, located on the central-western coast of Awaji Island, facing the Seto Inland Sea, in the Kansai region of southern Honshu. In February 2006, it was merged into the city of Sumoto. Geography and location Goshiki was a town in the Tsuna District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Located on the central-western coast of Awaji Island, facing the Seto Inland Sea, in the Kansai region of southern Honshu. On 11 February 2006, Goshiki was merged into the expanded city of Sumoto. Goshiki covered the western third of Sumoto and consists of five village: Tsushi and Torikai on the coast and Aihara, Hiroishi, and Sakai inland. For tourists, Goshiki is notable for its beaches and coastal campgrounds. Transport Goshiki's public transportation was relatively limited, particularly outside the coastal village of Tsushi. Tsushi enjoyed direct highway bus connections to and from Kobe, providing a convenient link to the mainland. However, these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashiura, Hyōgo
was a town located in Tsuna District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,769 and a density of 359.09 persons per km2. The total area was 24.42 km2. Transportation Railway No railways passes through Higashiura. Highway * Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway * National Route 28 History On April 1, 2005, Higashiura, along with the towns of Awaji, Hokudan, Ichinomiya and Tsuna (all from Tsuna District), was merged to create the city of Awaji and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' .... References External links Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture Awaji, Hyōgo {{Hyogo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokudan, Hyōgo
was a town located in Tsuna District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,917 and a density of 194.18 persons per km2. The total area was 51.07 km2. On April 1, 2005, Hokudan, along with the towns of Awaji, Higashiura and Ichinomiya and Tsuna (all from Tsuna District), was merged to create the city of Awaji and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' .... References External links Official website of Awajiin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture Awaji, Hyōgo {{Hyogo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichinomiya, Hyōgo (Tsuna)
was a town located in Tsuna District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. On April 1, 2005, Ichinomiya, along with the towns of Awaji, Higashiura, Hokudan and Tsuna (all from Tsuna District), was merged to create the city of Awaji and no longer exists as an independent municipality. The town has no special relationship with another Ichinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture. Ichinomiya literally means "the first shrine" of the province. In case of this town, it is the Izanagi Shrine of the Awaji Province was an old provinces of Japan, old province of Japan covering Awaji Island, between Honshū and Shikoku.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Awaji''" in . Today it is part of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is sometimes called . Awaj .... References External links Official website of Awajiin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture Awaji, Hyōgo {{Hyogo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuna, Hyōgo
was a town located in Tsuna District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 16,395 and a density of 296.90 persons per km2. The total area was 55.22 km2. On April 1, 2005, Tsuna, along with the towns of Awaji, Higashiura, Hokudan and Ichinomiya (all from Tsuna District), was merged to create the city of Awaji and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' .... Points of interest * Kiseki No Hoshi Greenhouse References External links Official website of Awajiin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture Awaji, Hyōgo {{Hyogo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awaji, Hyōgo (town)
270px, Awaji City Hall is a city located on Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,597 and a population density of 230 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography The city of Awaji occupies the northern third of Awaji Island. It is connected to Kobe City to the north by the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, and is sandwiched between Osaka Bay and the Gulf of Harima on the Seto Inland Sea. There are no large rivers in the city, but there are many agricultural ponds. The Tsuna hills run through the center of the city, with Mount Myoken (522 meters) as the highest point. The Nojima Fault (the focus of the Great Hanshin earthquake) is located in the city. Surrounding municipalities Hyogo Prefecture * Sumoto Climate Awaji has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Awaji is 16.3 °C. The average annual rainfall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumoto, Hyōgo
270px, Sumoto City Hall 270px, Sumoto Castle is a city located on Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,094 and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography The city of Sumoto occupies the middle of Awaji Island, sandwiched between Awaji and Minamiawaji. with the Gulf of Harima on the Seto Inland Sea to the west and Osaka Bay to the east. The Sumoto River flows into Osaka Bay in the center of the city area, part of which are within the borders of the Setonaikai National Park Surrounding municipalities Hyogo Prefecture * Awaji * Minamiawaji Climate Sumoto has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is somewhat lower in the winter. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Sumoto has been declining steadily over the past 60 years. History The cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
