Wakayama (city)

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和歌山市
Wakayama City
Wakayama montage.jpg
Flag of Wakayama
Official seal of Wakayama
Location of Wakayama in Wakayama Prefecture
Location of Wakayama in Wakayama Prefecture
Coordinates: 34°14′N 135°10′E / 34.233°N 135.167°E / 34.233; 135.167Coordinates: 34°14′N 135°10′E / 34.233°N 135.167°E / 34.233; 135.167
CountryJapan
RegionHonshu (Kansai)
PrefectureWakayama Prefecture
Government
 • MayorKenichi Ohashi
Area
 • Land210.25 km2 (81.18 sq mi)
Population
 (1 May 2017)
 • Total360,664
 • Density1,730/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeCinnamomum camphora
- FlowerAzalea
Websitewww.city.wakayama.wakayama.jp

It has been recognized as a core city since 1997.[2]

Wakayama (city) Media

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Wakayama" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1025; "Kansai" at p. 477.
  2. 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