Higashiyoshino, Nara

Higashiyoshino

東吉野村
Higashiyoshino 東吉野村
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.vill.higashiyoshino.nara.jp

Higashiyoshino (東吉野村, Higashiyoshino-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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

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

Mie Prefecture
- Matsusaka
Nara Prefecture
- Kawakami
- Mitsue
- Soni
- Uda
- Yoshino

Sister cities

Sakai, Osaka, Japan, since October 18, 1986

References

^ 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

Media related to Higashiyoshino, Nara at Wikimedia Commons
Higashiyoshino official website (in Japanese)

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[1] 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.

[Yotsuya-2] 考える社会科地図 Kangaeru Shakaika Chizu. 四谷大塚出版 Yotsuya-Ōtsuka Shuppan. 2005. p. 36.

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