Amagasaki
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amagasaki (尼崎市 Amagasaki-shi) is an industrial ceety locatit in Hyōgo Prefectur, Japan. The ceety wis foondit on Aprile 1, 1916. Its population is aroond 460,000, belaw its peak o ower 554,000 in 1971.[citation needit]
Amagasaki 尼崎 | |
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Core ceety | |
尼崎市 · Amagasaki | |
Amagasaki Cultural Zone | |
Location of Amagasaki in Hyōgo Prefectur | |
Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°24′E | |
Kintra | Japan |
Region | Kansai |
Prefectur | Hyōgo Prefectur |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Kazumi Inamura (Greens Japan) |
Area | |
• Total | 49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 450,244 |
• Density | 9010/km2 (23,300/sq mi) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Dogwood |
• Flouer | Oleander |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time) |
City Hall Address | 1-23-1 Higashinanamatsu-chō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 660-8501 |
Website | Ceety o Amagasaki |
Durin the Edo period, the Amagasaki Domain haed its admeenistrative heidquarters at Amagasaki Castle here.
Amagasaki is the hometoun o comedy duo Downtown starns Masatoshi Hamada an Hitoshi Matsumoto. It is an aa the hometoun o Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi, Chiyu, the bassist o SuG, author Koushun Takami an Heath, bassist o X Japan. Toshiaki Nishioka, a umwhile warld champion boxer, is an aa frae this aurie.
A commuter train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line near Amagazaki on Aprile 25, 2005, resultin in mair nor 100 dead an 550 injured. See Amagasaki rail crash for details.
On the 22 o November, 2010 Kazumi Inamura Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine acame the first popularly electit Greens Japan Mayor Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine as well as the first popularly electit female mayor o the ceety wi 54% o the vote.
Amagasaki is a major pairt o the Hanshin Industrial Region. Local businesses include manufacturers such as Osaka Titanium Technologies. The value o manufactured guids shipments in Amagasaki wis 1,288 billion yen in 2004.[1] See an aa Hanshin Industrial Region.
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