Sumoto, Hyōgo
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 Sumoto's location in Hyōgo, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Hyōgo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 182.47 km² (70.45 sq mi) |
| Population (as of March 2008) | |
| Total | 50,087 |
| Density | 267 /km² (692 /sq mi) |
| Location | |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Pine |
| Flower | Narcissus and Rapeseed |
| Bird | Plover |
| Fish | Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) |
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| Sumoto Government Office | |
| Mayor | Jitsurō Yanagi |
| Address | 〒656-8686 3-4-10 Honmachi, Sumoto-shi, Hyōgo-ken |
| Phone number | 0799-22-3321 |
| Official website: Sumoto City | |
Sumoto (洲本市 Sumoto-shi?) is a city located on Awaji island and in Hyōgo, Japan. The city was founded on February 11, 1940.
As of March 31, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 50,087 and a density of 267 persons per km². The total area is 182.47 km².
On February 11, 2006 the town of Goshiki from Tsuna District merged with the old city of Sumoto to form the new city of Sumoto.
[edit] Schools
There are many elementary schools. Tsushi, Torikai, Sakai, Hiroishi, and Aihara feed into Goshiki Junior High School.
There are six public junior high schools: Seiun, Suhama, Yura, Aiga, Nakagawara, and Goshiki.
There are several high schools: Sumoto, Sumoto Jitsugyou, Yanagi Gakuen.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Sumoto official website
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| Aioi | Akashi | Akō | Amagasaki | Asago | Ashiya | Awaji | Himeji | Itami | Kakogawa | Kasai | Katō | Kawanishi | Kobe (capital) | Miki | Minamiawaji | Nishinomiya | Nishiwaki | Ono | Sanda | Sasayama | Shisō | Sumoto | Takarazuka | Takasago | Tamba | Tatsuno | Toyooka | Yabu | |||
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| Akō | Ibo | Kako | Kanzaki | Kawabe | Mikata | Sayō | Taka | |||
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