Map showing location of Iwade in Wakayama Prefecture (as of 2006). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Iwade (岩出市, Iwade-shi^?) is a city located in Wakayama, Japan. |||} A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and, with the difference that they are not a component of. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

At the end of July 2006, the city had a population of 51,496. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The total area is 38. 50km².

Negoroji temple was founded in 12th century. The complex of Buddhist temples stands on the side of and is surrounded by the sacred peaks of the Katsuragi Mountains which dominate the horizon at the northern end of the city of (see also Negoro-gumi, Siege of Negoroji. The were an order of warrior monks based in Negoroji temple in Japan 's Kii Province. The was commanded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a former vassal of Oda Nobunaga, who came to inherit his armies his land and his rivalry with the warrior monks of Japan when ) The Kinokawa River flows along the south of Iwade. The is a River in Nara and Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. It is called in Nara

Iwade was formerly located within the former Naga District until April 1, 2006, when Iwade gained city status which dissolved Naga District. Naga (那賀郡 -gun was a district located in Wakayama, Japan. Naga (那賀郡 -gun was a district located in Wakayama, Japan.

Municipal history

• August 1, 1908 - The village of Iwade gained town status: the start of the town of Iwade (1st generation). Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
• September 30, 1956 - During the big mergers during Showa era, the town merged with the villages of Kamiiwade, Nera, Yamazaki, and parts of Kokura (Funado and Yamazaki areas). Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The town of Iwade (new) was formed, with the same areas of the current city. The town had the population of 13,000. The remaining parts of Kokura was merged with the city of Wakayama. is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.
• April 1, 2006 - Gained city status to become the ninth city in the prefecture. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It is the first time since May 1, 1956, when the town of Arida from Arida District gained city status alone. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arida (有田郡 -gun is a district located in Wakayama, Japan.

The road to city status

• Iwade was one of the 6 towns in Naga District, but on November 7, 2005, 5 towns merged to form the new city of Kinokawa. Naga (那賀郡 -gun was a district located in Wakayama, Japan. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005 the city has an estimated Population of 70067 and a Population density of 307

• After the town went over more than 50,000 people on the recent population count and the request of all residents within the town, Iwade decided to gain the city status alone. The town went over more than 50,000 after the 2005 Census (50,838), Iwade fulfilled the requirements to gain city status by both the ordinance of Wakayama Prefecture and Local Government Law. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region The Local Autonomy Law (地方自治法 Chihō-jichi-hō) of Japan was passed as Law No

• On the other hand, the cities were able to gain city status alone in Japan were Tomisato in Chiba Prefecture (formerly part of Inba District and Tomigusuku in Okinawa Prefecture (formerly part of Shimajiri District) on April 1, 2002. is a city located in Chiba, Japan. After the 2000 Census the town has more than 50000 people good enough to gain city status WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Inba (印旛郡 -gun is a district located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated Population of 66401 and Tomigusuku (豊見城市 -shi Okinawan: Timigushiku) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan. is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū Shimajiri (島尻郡 -gun is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The only town to gain city status alone is Arida as written above, but in the Kinki Region, it has been 4 and a half years since the town Ritto in Shiga Prefecture gained city status alone on October 1, 2001. is a city in Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated Population of 33073 and a density of 896 is a city located in Shiga, Japan. As of June 30, 2006, the city has an estimated Population of 62285 Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

• On January 13, 2006, the council allowed to gain city status. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On March 3, 2006, the Wakayama Prefectural Government allowed Iwade to gain city status. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was officially announced to the government on March 17. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger

Points of interest

• Negoroji temple
• Wakayama Prefecture Botanical Park

External links

• Official city website (in Japanese)

Wakayama Prefecture
Cities
Arida | Gobō | Hashimoto | Iwade | Kainan | Kinokawa | Shingū | Tanabe | Wakayama (capital)
Districts
Arida | Hidaka | Higashimuro | Ito | Kaisō | Nishimuro
See also: Towns and villages by district edit