Wakayama, Wakayama
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Wakayama 和歌山 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| — Core city — | |||
| 和歌山市 · Wakayama City | |||
|
|||
 |
|||
 Wakayama
|
|||
| 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 | Kansai | ||
| Prefecture | Wakayama Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Kenichi Ohashi (since August 2002) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 210.25 km2 (81.18 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 1, 2010) | |||
| • Total | 369,088 | ||
| • Density | 1,755.47/km2 (4,546.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Cinnamomum camphora | ||
| - Flower | Azalea | ||
| Phone number | 81-(0)73-432-0001 | ||
| Address | Nanabancho 23, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県和歌山市七番丁23番) 640-8511 |
||
| Website | City of Wakayama | ||
Wakayama (和歌山市 Wakayama-shi) is a city in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshu. It is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture.[1]
It has been recognized as a core city since 1997.[2]
References[change]
- ↑ 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[change]
Media related to Wakayama, Wakayama at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Media related to 
