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Higashiyoshino, Nara 
Summary
Higashiyoshino (東吉野村, Higashiyoshino-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Higashiyoshino
東吉野村 | |
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Village | |
 Higashiyoshino Village | |
 Flag  Chapter | |
 Location of Higashiyoshino in Nara Prefecture | |
  Higashiyoshino Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°24′N 135°58′E / 34.400°N 135.967°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Nara Prefecture |
| District | Yoshino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.60 km2 (50.81 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 1,661 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 99 Ōaza Ogawa, Higashiyoshino-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken 633-2492 |
| Website | www |
As of October 1, 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,661 and a density of 13 persons per km2. The total area is 131.60 km2. It is also where the last Japanese wolf was shot and killed in 1905.[1]
Geography edit
Located in central Nara Prefecture, the majority of the town is mountainous. Mount Kunimi, at 1419 m, is the highest mountain in the village. There are other mountains, such as Mount Takami, at 1248 m, situated in western portion of Higashiyoshino.[2]
- Rivers:Yoshino River
- Mountains:Mount Kunimi, Mount Takami
Surrounding municipalities edit
Sister cities edit
In Japan edit
- Sakai, Osaka (October 18, 1986)
References edit
- ^ Ishiguro, Naotaka; Inoshima, Yasuo; Shigehara, Nobuo (November 2009). "Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of the Japanese Wolf (Canis Lupus Hodophilax Temminck, 1839) and Comparison with Representative Wolf and Domestic Dog Haplotypes". Zoological Science. 26 (11): 765–770. doi:10.2108/zsj.26.765. ISSN 0289-0003.
- ^ 考える社会科地図 Kangaeru Shakaika Chizu. 四谷大塚出版 Yotsuya-Ōtsuka Shuppan. 2005. p. 36.
External links edit
Media related to Higashiyoshino, Nara at Wikimedia Commons- Higashiyoshino official website (in Japanese)
