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Yugawara, Kanagawa

Yugawara
湯河原町
Town
Yugawara skyline
Yugawara skyline
Flag of Yugawara
Flag
Official seal of Yugawara
Seal
Location of Yugawara in Kanagawa Prefecture
Location of Yugawara in Kanagawa Prefecture
Yugawara is located in Japan
Yugawara
Yugawara
 
Coordinates: 35°9′N 139°4′E / 35.150°N 139.067°E / 35.150; 139.067Coordinates: 35°9′N 139°4′E / 35.150°N 139.067°E / 35.150; 139.067
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture
District Ashigarashimo
Area
 • Total 40.99 km2 (15.83 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2012)
 • Total 26,424
 • Density 646/km2 (1,670/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols  
• Tree Sakura, camellia
• Flower Mikan
• Bird Japanese white-eye
Phone number 0465-63-2111
Address 1-2-1 Chūō, Yugawara-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa-ken 259-0392
Website Town of Yugawara HP

Yugawara (湯河原町 Yugawara-machi?) is a town located in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2012, the town had an estimated population of 26,474 and a population density of 646 persons per km2. The total area was 40.99 km2.

Yugawara is located in the far southwestern corner of the prefecture, facing Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean.

Kanagawa Prefecture

Shizuoka Prefecture

During the Kamakura period, the area around Yugawara was called "Doi County" in Sagami Province. The area was under control of the late Hōjō clan in the Sengoku period, and part of Odawara Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was divided into six villages, and initially formed part of the short-lived Ashigara Prefecture, before becoming part of Ashigarashimo District of Kanagawa Prefecture. In April 1889, four of the six villages merged to form Doi village. The remaining two villages merged to from Yoshihama village. On July 1, 1926, Doi village was elevated to town status, taking the new name of Yugawara. Yoshihama attained town status on April 1, 1940, and merged into Yugawara on April 1, 1955. A planned merger of Yugawara into Odawara in 2005 was rejected by local voters in an August 8, 2004 referendum.


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