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located in

Nara Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 23,196 in 11958 households, and a

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of 380 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Gose is located at the eastern foot of the mountain range that stretches from Mount Katsuragi to Mount Kongō, bordered by Osaka Prefecture to the west. It is at the southwestern edge of the Nara Basin.

Neighboring municipalities

* Gojō * Kashihara * Katsuragi * Ōyodo * Takatori * Yamatotakada

Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara ...

* Chihayaakasaka

Climate

Gose has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Gose is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1636 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.Gose climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
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Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Gose is as shown below

History

The area of Gose was part of ancient Yamato Province. During the

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into the

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, the area was the stronghold of the powerful Katsuragi clan, and many burial mounds and ancient

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s can be found within the town limits. The town of Gose was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Gose merged with the villages of Katsura, Katsurakami, and Taishoon March 31, 1958 and was raised to city status.

Government

Gose has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 13 members. Gose contributes one member to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Nara 3rd district of the

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of the

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Economy

Gose is a regional commercial center, with light manufacturing and agriculture. It also serves as a

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for Osaka Prefecture and the neighboring city of Yamatotakada.

Education

Gose has six public elementary schools and four public junior high schools and one combined elementary/junior high school operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Nara Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railways

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- Wakayama Line : - - - 20px Kintetsu Railway - Gose Line : 16px 20px Kintetsu Railway - Yoshino Line : 16px - 20px Kintetsu Railway - Katsuragisan Ropeway : 16px -

Highways

Keinawa Expressway * * * *

Local attractions

* Gose-machi town * Kamotsuwa Shrine * Kamoyamaguchi Shrine * Katsuragi Hitokotonushi Shrine * Takakamo Shrine * Sankogan, herbal medicine producer founded in 1319 * Mount Yamato-Katsuragi (959.2 m) File:170514 Mt Yamatokatsuragi Gose Nara pref Japan09s4.jpg, Rhododendron Nature Garden in Mount Yamato Katsuragi File:170514 Gose-machi Gose Nara pref Japan03n.jpg, Gose-machi town

References

External links

Gose City official website
Cities in Nara Prefecture Gose, Nara {{Nara-geo-stub