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Sōja-shi 総 社 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Chūgoku | |
Prefecture : | Okayama | |
Coordinates : | 34 ° 40 ′ N , 133 ° 49 ′ E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 212.00 km² | |
Residents : | 68,172 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 322 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 33208-9 | |
Symbols | ||
Tree : | maple | |
Flower : | lotus | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Sōja City Hall 1 - 1 - 1 , Chūō Sōja -shi Okayama 719-1192 |
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Website URL: | www.city.soja.okayama.jp | |
Location of Sojas in Okayama Prefecture | ||
Sōja ( Japanese 総 社 市 , - shi ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Okayama .
The name of the city comes from the Shinto shrine of the same name , which was the Sōja of Bitchū Province .
geography
Sōja is north of Kurashiki and west of Okayama .
history
The city was named Shi on March 31, 1954.
traffic
- Street
- National Road 2: to Osaka and Kitakyushu
- National Road 250
- train
sons and daughters of the town
- Hitomi Niiya (* 1988), marathon runner
- Sesshū Tōyō (1420–1506), painter
Neighboring cities and communities
Web links
Commons : Sōja - collection of images, videos and audio files