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| Capital | Wakayama |
| Region | Kansai |
| Island | Honshū |
| Governor | Yoshinobu Nisaka |
| Area (rank) | 4,725. is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan 's main island Honshū. The four main Islands of Japan are Hokkaidō Honshū Kyūshū Shikoku or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government is the governor of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2006 Rank 67 km² (30th) |
| - % water | 0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 04% |
| Population (October 1, 2005) | |
| - Population | 1,036,061 (39th) |
| - Density | 219 /km² |
| Districts | 6 |
| Municipalities | 30 |
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-30 |
| Website | www.wakayama.lg.jp/ english/ |
| Prefectural Symbols | |
| - Flower | Ume blossom (Prunus mume) |
| - Tree | Ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides) |
| - Bird | Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonica) |
 Symbol of Wakayama Prefecture |
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History
Geography
Cities
Nine cities are located in Wakayama Prefecture:
Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district:
Mergers
Economy
Wakayama supplies most of Japan with its high production of mikans (Mandarin Oranges) in October of every year. 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 Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003 the city has an estimated Population of 27483 and the density of 627 is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 1, 1955. is a city located in Wakayama, Japan. At the end of July 2006 the city had a population of 51496 is a city located in Wakayama, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 55763 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 is a city located in Wakayama, Japan. As of 2008 the city has an estimated Population of 32623 and the density of 128 persons per is the second biggest city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008 (after uniting the old Tanabe city with several smaller villages including is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the County of the United States, ranking at the level below Arida (有田郡 -gun is a district located in Wakayama, Japan. is a town located in Arida District, Wakayama, Japan. It was established on January 1, 2006, by the merger of the towns of Kibi is a town located in Arida District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 8221 and a density is a town located in Arida District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 15020 and a density Hidaka (日高郡 -gun is a district located in Wakayama, Japan. is a town located in Hidaka District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 7202 and a density is a town located in Hidaka District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated Population of 9626 and a density is a town in Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It resulted from the May 2005 merger of the town of Kawabe and the villages is a town located in Hidaka District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 8669 and a density is a small town located in Wakayama in the Kansai region of Japan. is a town located in Hidaka District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2007, the town has an estimated Population of 7451 and a density Higashimuro (東牟婁郡 -gun is a district located in Wakayama, Japan. is an Enclave village that belongs to Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan, but is located on the border between Mie and Nara is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 3546 and is a coastal town located in the Higashimuro District of Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan. is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 18795 and is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2007, the town has an estimated Population of 3444 and a Ito (伊都郡 -gun is a district located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. is a town located in Ito District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 19770 and a density is a town located on a plateau atop Mt Koya in Ito District, Wakayama, Japan. is a town located in Ito District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 5801 and a density is a district located in Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated Population of 26330 and a density of 156 is a town located within the center of the Kaisō District in Wakayama, Japan. Nishimuro (西牟婁郡 -gun is a district located in Wakayama, Japan. is a town located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 14757 and a is a town located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama, Japan. As of September 1, 2007, the town has an estimated Population is a town located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 5712 and a The following is a list of mergers that occurred in the 2000s in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Demographics
Culture
Mount Kōya (高野山 Kōya-san?) in the Ito District is the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. This article is about the mountain in Japan For the historical Haida chief in the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia see Koyah. Ito (伊都郡 -gun is a district located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Shingon Buddhism (眞言 真言 " true words " is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and is the other branch of Vajrayana Buddhism The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods namely the Nara period (up to 784 the Heian period (794–1185 and the post-Heian period It is home to one of the first Japanese style buddhist temples in Japan and remains a site of pilgrimage and an increasingly popular tourist destination as people flock to see its ancient temples set amidst the towering cedar trees at the top of the mountain.
The Kumano Shrines are located on the southern tip of the prefecture.
Sister relationships
Wakayama Prefecture has friendship and sister relationships with five places outside Japan[1]. These are Shandong, People's Republic of China; Pyrénées-Orientales, France; Florida, United States; Sinaloa, Mexico; and Galicia, Spain. ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees Pirineus Orientals Pirenèus Orientals is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sinaloa is one of the 31 states of Mexico. Geography Sinaloa is bordered to the north by Sonora and Chihuahua; to the south The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
Tourism
 Prefecture outline |
 Nachi waterfall |
 Nachi waterfall |
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 Konpon Daido (Mount Koya) |
 Daimonzaka |
 Daimonzaka |
References
External links
- Official Wakayama Prefecture homepage
- Wakayama Tourist Guide
- Nanki Sightseeing Guide
- Wakayama Prefecture JET Participants (WAJET) website
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| Arida | Gobō | Hashimoto | Iwade | Kainan | Kinokawa | Shingū | Tanabe | Wakayama (capital) | |||
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| Arida | Hidaka | Higashimuro | Ito | Kaisō | Nishimuro | |||
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