Akitakata

Akitakata-shi 安 芸 高田 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūgoku
Prefecture :	Hiroshima
Coordinates :	34 ° 40 '  N , 132 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 39 '58 "  N , 132 ° 42' 14"  E
Basic data
Surface:	538.17 km²
Residents :	27,894 (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	52 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	34214-9
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Akitakata City Hall 791 Yoshida, Yoshida-chō Akitakata -shi Hiroshima  731-0592
Website URL:	http://www.akitakata.jp
Location Akitakatas in Hiroshima Prefecture

Akitakata ( Japanese 安 芸 高田 市 ) is a city with around 29,000 inhabitants in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan . A large number of traditional folk festivals have survived in the agricultural community.

history

The municipal administrative unit Akitakata was formed on March 1, 2004 from the union of the communities Hachiyo ( 八千 代 町 , -chō ), Kōda ( 甲 田 町 , -chō ), Midori ( 美 土 里 町 , -chō ), Mukaihara ( 向原 町 , -chō ) , Takamiya ( 高 宮 町 , -chō ) and Yoshida ( 吉田 町 , -chō ) of Takata County. The district was then dissolved.

traffic

Akitakata is accessible via the Chūgoku Highway , National Road 54 to Hiroshima and Matsue and National Road 433. The community is on the JR West / Geibi Line to Niimi and Miyoshi and the JR Sanko Line to Gotsu and Miyoshi.

Town twinning

• Selwyn District

In the 1930s there was a school partnership initiated by the Red Cross with the Taunusdorf Strinz-Margarethä and the Japanese community of Ikeguwa. In 1956 Ikekuwa was amalgamated with other villages to form Midori-chô (Midori City). In 2004, Midori-chô was again merged with other communities to form an administrative unit: Aki Takata-shi (Akitakata City) in Hiroshima Prefecture. Ikekuwa is only part of Akitakata's community today.

sons and daughters of the town

• Mōri Motonari ( daimyo of the Japanese Sengoku period )
• Mōri Terumoto (Daimyō of the Japanese Sengoku period)

Neighboring cities and communities

Akitakata is bordered by Shimane Prefecture to the north and Miyoshi to the east . In the south is the municipality of Higashihiroshima and in the southwest the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Partnership with Japan and Italy in the 30s . strinz-margarethae.de. Retrieved on August 6, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

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