Yamakita, Kanagawa
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Yamakita 山北町 |
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Yamakita Town Hall
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 Location of Yamakita in Kanagawa Prefecture |
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 Yamakita
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| Coordinates: 35°21′N 139°4′E / 35.350°N 139.067°ECoordinates: 35°21′N 139°4′E / 35.350°N 139.067°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
| District | Ashigarakami | ||
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| • Total | 224.70 km2 (86.76 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 1, 2012) | |||
| • Total | 11,381 | ||
| • Density | 50.61/km2 (131.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Japanese beech | ||
| • Flower | Kerria | ||
| • Bird | Copper pheasant | ||
| Phone number | 046-75-1122 | ||
| Address | 1301-4 Yamakita, Yamakita-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ken 258-0195 | ||
| Website | Town of Yamakita HP | ||
Yamakita (山北町 Yamakita-machi?) is a town located in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2012, the town had an estimated population of 11,381 and a population density of 50.6 persons per km2. The total area was 224.70 km2 (86.76 sq mi).
Yamakita is located in the mountainous western portion of Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures. Much of the town is within the boundaries of the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park.
Kanagawa Prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
During the Edo period the area around Yamakita was part of Odawara Domain, along with most of western Sagami Province. After the cadastral reforms of the early Meiji period, Kawa village was one of several villages established within Ashigarakami district, Kanagawa Prefecture on April 1, 1889. Kawa village was elevated to town status on April 1, 1933 and renamed Yamakita. It merged with neighboring Kyowa, Shimizu and Miho villages on February 1, 1955 and further expanded by annexing the Hirayama area of former Kitaashigara village on April 1, 1955.
The economy of Yamakita is based primarily on agriculture and forestry.
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