Nantan, Kyoto
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Kyoto
, Japan
.
As of May 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 35,424. The total area is 616.31 km².
The city was founded on January 1, 2006 by the merger of the former towns of Sonobe
, Yagi
, Hiyoshi
, and Miyama
. The name of Nantan stands for "southern Tamba
".
Cities of Japan
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located in Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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...
.
As of May 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 35,424. The total area is 616.31 km².
The city was founded on January 1, 2006 by the merger of the former towns of Sonobe
Sonobe, Kyoto
was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 16,958 and a density of 164.99 persons per km². The total area was 102.78 km²...
, Yagi
Yagi, Kyoto
was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto, Japan.On January 1, 2006, Yagi was merged with the towns of Hiyoshi and Sonobe, all from Funai District, and the town of Miyama, from Kitakuwada District, to form the new city of Nantan....
, Hiyoshi
Hiyoshi, Kyoto
was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,090 and a density of 49.31 persons per km². The total area was 123.50 km²....
, and Miyama
Miyama, Kyoto
is a town located in Kitakuwada District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,070 and a density of 14.89 persons per km². The total area was 340.47 km²....
. The name of Nantan stands for "southern Tamba
Tamba Province
was an old province of Japan. The ambit of its borders encompassed both the central part of modern Kyoto Prefecture and the east-central part of Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Tango Province...
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Famous people from Nantan
- Shigeru MiyamotoShigeru Miyamotois a Japanese video game designer and producer. Miyamoto was born and raised in Kyoto Prefecture; the natural surroundings of Kyoto inspired much of Miyamoto's later work....
- video game designer - Bonnie PinkBonnie Pink, known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She lived in New York during 1998 and speaks English . She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano...
- singer-songwriter - Makoto FujitaMakoto Fujita, born Makoto Harada , was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the son of silent-film actor Rintarō Fujima, and started his career as a comedian in 1952.-Acting Roles:...
- actor - Hiromu NonakaHiromu Nonakais a Japanese LDP politician and former member of the House of Representatives. He is currently a lecturer at Heian Jogakuin University.He has held the following posts:...
- politician - Yoshimi Tanaka - politician
- Yasuhiro NakagawaYasuhiro Nakagawais a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Yagi, Kyoto and high school graduate he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2005 after serving as mayor of his hometown Yagi from 1992 to 2002.- External...
- politician