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Tennō, Akita
was a town located in Minamiakita District, Akita Prefecture, Japan. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,115 and a density of 532.76 persons per km². The total area was 41.51 km². On March 22, 2005, Tennō, along with the towns of Iitagawa and Shōwa (all from Minamiakita District), merged to create the city of Katagami is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,858 in 13,897 households, and a population density of 330 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Katagami is located in the coastal .... Noted people from Tennō * Koji Futada, politician * Kenichi Kaga, professional soccer player * Kōsei Yoshida, professional baseball player External links Katagami official website References Dissolved municipalities of Akita Prefecture Katagami, Akita {{Akita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its geographic area is 11,637 km2 (4,493 sq mi). Akita Prefecture is bordered by Aomori Prefecture to the north, Iwate Prefecture to the east, Miyagi Prefecture to the southeast, and Yamagata Prefecture to the south. Akita is the capital and largest city of Akita Prefecture. Other major cities include Yokote, Daisen, and Yurihonjō. Akita Prefecture is located on the coast of the Sea of Japan and extends east to the Ōu Mountains, the longest mountain range in Japan, at the border with Iwate Prefecture. Akita Prefecture formed the northern half of the historic Dewa Province with Yamagata Prefecture. History The region of Akita was created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu. Separated from the principal Japanese centres of commerce, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
