Wakayama (city)
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和歌山市 | |
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Wakayama City | |
Coordinates: 34°14′N 135°10′E / 34.233°N 135.167°ECoordinates: 34°14′N 135°10′E / 34.233°N 135.167°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Honshu (Kansai) |
Prefecture | Wakayama Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kenichi Ohashi |
Area | |
• Land | 210.25 km2 (81.18 sq mi) |
Population (1 May 2017) | |
• Total | 360,664 |
• Density | 1,730/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
- Tree | Cinnamomum camphora |
- Flower | Azalea |
Website | www |
It has been recognized as a core city since 1997.[2]
Wakayama (city) Media
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Wakayama" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1025; "Kansai" at p. 477.
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]. Retrieved 2012-12-5.
Other websites
Media related to Wakayama, Wakayama at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Archived 2005-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Wakayama City Tourist Association (in English)
- Waiker's Guide Map to Wakayama Archived 2013-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- Geographic data related to Wakayama (city) at OpenStreetMap