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Mukō-shi

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Also known as Muko City, Muko-shi, Muko, Mukō

thumb|right|Mukō, 2020 aerial photography right|thumb|270px| Mukō Jinja is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 56,070 in 23,748 households and a population density of 2200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .

Key facts

Settlement.name
Mukō
Settlement.native_name_lang
ja
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Muko City Hall.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Mukō City Hall
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Mukō, Kyoto.svg
Settlement.image_seal
Emblem of Mukō, Kyoto.svg
Settlement.seal_type
Emblem
Settlement.image_map1
Muko in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Mukō in Kyoto Prefecture
Settlement.pushpin_map
Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kansai
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kyoto

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city of Japan
Official name
向日町
Country
Japan
Population
54328
Area
7.67
Time zone
UTC+09:00
Shares border with
Nagaokakyō-shi
Official website
www.city.muko.kyoto.jp
Image
Muko City Hall.jpg
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Commons category
Muko, Kyoto
topic's main category
Category:Mukō
native label
向日市
name in kana
むこうし
different from
Q12867224
inception
1889-04-01
associated electoral district
Kyoto 3rd district
transliteration or transcription
Muko-shi
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Neighboring municipalities
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • History
  • Modern Mukō
  • Government
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Transportation
  • Railways
  • Highways
  • Sister cities
  • References
  • External links

}} thumb|right|Mukō, 2020 aerial photography right|thumb|270px| Mukō Jinja is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 56,070 in 23,748 households and a population density of 2200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .

==Geography== Mukō is located in southern Kyoto Prefecture. It is located at the southwestern edge of the Kyoto Basin, with views of the Nishiyama mountain range including Mt. Koshio to the west, and the Katsura River flowing to the east of the city. As a result, the terrain is generally flat with highlands to the northwest and lowlands to the southwest. Muko adjoins northern Nagaoka, is surrounded by Kyoto on other three sides. There are bamboo groves found on the hillside on the west of the city. Residential area for Kyoto and Osaka is expanded to the hill, encroaches on bamboo groves. The , the large keyhole-shaped kofun dated to 4th century, is located in the center of the hill chain.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mukō-shi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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