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is a city
Cities of 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 ....
 located in Kagawa
Kagawa Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.History Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province....
, Japan
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....
.

f 2008, the city had an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 110,550 and the density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 989 persons per kmē. The total area is 111.79 kmē.

game is famous for Marugame Castle
Marugame Castle

, also known as Kameyama Castle and Horai Castle, is a hirayamashiro located in Marugame, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan....
- one of only 12 castles with original wooden tenshu (keeps) in the whole of Japan. The other interesting point about the castle is that it stands on a man-made hill which is over 50m high, making it the largest castle mount in Japan.

Marugame is also famed for its fan
Fan (implement)

A hand-held fan is an implement used to induce an airflow for the purpose of cooling or refreshing oneself. Any broad, flat surface waved back-and-forth will create a small airflow and therefore can be considered a rudimentary fan....
 (uchiwa) production.






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is a city
Cities of 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 ....
 located in Kagawa
Kagawa Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.History Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province....
, Japan
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....
.

Geography

As of 2008, the city had an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 110,550 and the density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 989 persons per kmē. The total area is 111.79 kmē.

Points of interest

Marugame is famous for Marugame Castle
Marugame Castle

, also known as Kameyama Castle and Horai Castle, is a hirayamashiro located in Marugame, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan....
- one of only 12 castles with original wooden tenshu (keeps) in the whole of Japan. The other interesting point about the castle is that it stands on a man-made hill which is over 50m high, making it the largest castle mount in Japan.

Marugame is also famed for its fan
Fan (implement)

A hand-held fan is an implement used to induce an airflow for the purpose of cooling or refreshing oneself. Any broad, flat surface waved back-and-forth will create a small airflow and therefore can be considered a rudimentary fan....
 (uchiwa) production. About 90% of all fans made in Japan are produced in Marugame.

Places of interest to visit close to Marugame include:
  • Sanuki
    Sanuki

    Sanuki is a placename that may mean:* Sanuki, Kagawa, a city in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan* Sanuki Province, a former province of Japan with the same boundaries as modern Kagawa Prefecture...
     Fuji
    Fuji

    Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. Fuji can refer to:...
  • Zentsuji Temple
    Temple

    A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A ??templum?? constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur....
  • Kotohira Shrine
    Kotohira Shrine

    Kotohira-gu is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira, Kagawa in Nakatado District, Kagawa of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is often familiarly referred to as Konpira-san and supposed to have been founded during the first century....
  • Kotohira
    Kotohira, Kagawa

    is a towns of Japan located in Nakatado District, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The town is best known as the site of Shikoku's largest shrine complex, the Kotohira Shrine ....
     Kabuki Theatre
    Kabuki

    is the highly stylised classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers....
  • Seto Ohashi Bridge


History

Marugame was founded in April, 1899 during the Meiji
Meiji period

The , or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running, in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July 1912. During this time, Japan started its modernization and rose to world power status....
 era. Marugame was the 53rd city to be given a city code
Community Identification Number

The Official Municipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipality or unincorporated areas....
 in Japan
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....
. From the 1940s to 1950s (during the Showa
Showa period

The , or Showa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Showa , from December 25, 1926 to January 7, 1989. In his coronation message which was read to the people and to the army, the newly enthroned emperor referenced this Japanese era name or nengo: "I have visited the battlefields of the Great War in...
 era) the southeast area of the city and some islands were amalgamated
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan

are actions taken, either within one municipality or between multiple municipalities, after making a consensus agreement to do so....
 to form new parts of the city. In 1999 (the 11th year of the Heisei
Heisei

is the current Japanese era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, just one day after the death of the reigning Emperor, Hirohito....
 era) Marugame celebrated its 100th anniversary.

On March 22, 2005, the town of Ayauta
Ayauta, Kagawa

Ayauta was a towns of Japan located in Ayauta District, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. On March 22, 2005, the town merged with the town of Hanzan, Kagawa and the former city of Marugame, Kagawa to create the new city of Marugame, Kagawa and town no longer exists as an independent municipalities of Japan....
 and the town of Hanzan
Hanzan, Kagawa

Hanzan was a towns of Japan located in Ayauta District, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. On March 22, 2005, the town merged with the town of Ayauta, Kagawa into the expanded city of Marugame, Kagawa and no longer exists as an independent municipalities of Japan....
 merged with "old Marugame" forming the current expanded city.

  • The former Ayauta
    Ayauta, Kagawa

    Ayauta was a towns of Japan located in Ayauta District, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. On March 22, 2005, the town merged with the town of Hanzan, Kagawa and the former city of Marugame, Kagawa to create the new city of Marugame, Kagawa and town no longer exists as an independent municipalities of Japan....
     was founded in 1959 (the 34th year of the Showa era) with the amalgamation of the villages of Kumatama and Okada. Kumatama was in turn founded with the amalgamation of the villages of Kurikuma and Tomikuma in 1951.


  • The former Hanzan
    Hanzan, Kagawa

    Hanzan was a towns of Japan located in Ayauta District, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. On March 22, 2005, the town merged with the town of Ayauta, Kagawa into the expanded city of Marugame, Kagawa and no longer exists as an independent municipalities of Japan....
     was founded in 1956 (the 31st year of the Showa era) with the amalgamation of the villages of Sakamoto and Hokunji.


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    Spain

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