Ando, Nara

is a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Ikoma District

Ikoma District, Nara

Ikoma is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 80,507 and a density of 1,569.34 persons per km². The total area is 51.30 km².- Towns and villages :*Ando*Heguri*Ikaruga*Sangō...

, Nara

Nara Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.- History :The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....

, Japan

Japan

is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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is a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Ikoma District

Ikoma District, Nara

Ikoma is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 80,507 and a density of 1,569.34 persons per km². The total area is 51.30 km².- Towns and villages :*Ando*Heguri*Ikaruga*Sangō...

, Nara

Nara Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.- History :The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....

, Japan

Japan

is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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As of October 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population

Population

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 of 8,076 and a density

Population density

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 of 1870 persons per km². The total area is 4.33 km².

Geography

Located in the northwestern portion of the Nara prefecture

Nara Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.- History :The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....

, it is relatively small town situated close to the center of the Nara Basin. The Tomio River and Yamato River flow through.

History

• 1889-Five villages are merged together in Heguri District, creating Ando village.
• 1896-Heguri District is united by Soejimo District, creating Ikoma District
  Ikoma District, Nara
  Ikoma is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 80,507 and a density of 1,569.34 persons per km². The total area is 51.30 km².- Towns and villages :*Ando*Heguri*Ikaruga*Sangō...
  
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• 1986-Ando village is renamed Ando town.

Education

• Primary Schools
  • Ando Elementary School
• Junior High Schools
  • Ando Junior High School

External links

• Ando town Official Site