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Yokosuka

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Also known as Yokosuka-shi

is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Yokosuka is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture on Japan's main island of Honshu. It is a significant port city with historical importance, particularly for its naval heritage and its role as a major U.S. military hub in the region.

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Settlement.image_caption: Top: View of downtown Yokosuka from Verny Seaside Park, Middle: Mikasa Battleship Monument and Heihachirō Togō Statue, Kurihama Matthew Perry Park, Bottom: Yokosuka Naval Curry, Kannon Cape, and seaside park (all item for left to right)
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Yokosuka, Kanagawa.svg
Settlement.image_seal: 神奈川県横須賀市市章.svg
Settlement.image_map: Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 265px
Settlement.map_caption: Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 265px
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Yokosuka in Japan
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kantō
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Katsuaki Kamiji
Settlement.area_total_km2: 100.81
Settlement.population_total: 373,797

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 横須賀町
Country: Japan
Located in: Miura district
Continent: Asia
Population: 418325
Area: 100.82
Time zone: UTC+09:00
Body of water: Uraga Channel
Shares border with: Hayama
Official website: www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/0535/foreign_languages
Image: Yokosuka Montage.jpg
Dialing code: 46
Significant event: Perry Expedition

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hashtag: 横須賀市
Commons category: Yokosuka, Kanagawa
topic's main category: Category:Yokosuka, Kanagawa
category for people born here: Category:Births in Yokosuka
category of associated people: Category:People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa
postal code: 238-8550
native label: 横須賀市
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
located in/on physical feature: Miura Peninsula
inception: 1907-02-15
replaced by: Zushi
social media followers: 19600
different from: Yokohama
official symbol: Crinum asiaticum
name in kana: よこすかし
associated electoral district: Kanagawa 11th district

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections

Contents

Geography
Surrounding municipalities
History
Pre-modern period
Meiji period to present
Economy
Demographics
Transportation
Rail
Road
Education
Energy disasters
Sister cities
Local attractions
In popular culture
Notable people from Yokosuka
Politicians
Culture and the arts
Entertainment
Athletes
Others
See also
References
External links

is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

, the city has a population of 373,797, and a population density of

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

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