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is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Ikoma District,
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 ...
,
Japan
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. , the town had an estimated
population
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of 22,529 in 10,673 households, and a
population density
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of 2600 persons per km
2.
The total area of the town is
Geography
Sangō is located in western Nara Prefecture, sitting right next to the border with
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 ...
, the
Yamato River
The is a river that flows through Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is designated Classification of rivers in Japan, Class A by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
The river flows via towns:
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flows through. The majority of the land is flat, as like other
municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the Nara
Basin. However, the Ikoma Mountain Range situated in the western portion of the town, on the border between Osaka Prefecture.
Neighboring municipalities
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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Heguri
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Ikaruga
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Ōji
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 ...
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Yao
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Kashihara
Climate
Sangō has a
humid subtropical climate
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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sangō is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1636 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C.
Sangō climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Sangō is as shown below:
History
The area of Sangō is part of ancient Yamato Province
was a province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshū. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2005). "Yamato" in . It was also called . Yamato consists of two characters, 大 "great", and 和 " Wa". At first, th ...
. The village of Sangō was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1966.
Government
Sangō has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral
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town council of 13 members. Sangō, collectively with the other municipalities of Ikaruga District contributes two members to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Nara 2nd district
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of the lower house
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of the Diet of Japan
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Economy
Sangō has a mixed economy of agriculture and light manufacturing. Due to its location, the town is increasing becoming a commuter town
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for the greater Osaka metropolis.
Education
Sangō has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Nara Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railways
JR West
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- Kansai Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), with the boundary between both compan ...
(Yamatoji Line
The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line in Japan. The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It starts at Kamo Station (Kyoto), Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Stat ...
)
:
20px Kintetsu Railway
, referred to as and officially Kinki-Nippon Railway, is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railw ...
- Ikoma Line
The is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in the town of Ōji. Having a total length of , the entirely electrified standard gauge line is partially dou ...
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Highways
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Local attractions
* Tatsuta Taisha
* Mount Shigi
References
External links
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Towns in Nara Prefecture
Sangō, Nara
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