Minami-Alps, Yamanashi

Minami-Alps
南アルプス市
City
Gate of the Ando house in Minami-Alps City

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Location of Minami-Alps in Yamanashi Prefecture
Minami-Alps
 
Coordinates: 35°36′29.9″N 138°27′54.1″E / 35.608306°N 138.465028°E / 35.608306; 138.465028Coordinates: 35°36′29.9″N 138°27′54.1″E / 35.608306°N 138.465028°E / 35.608306; 138.465028
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Hirobumi Nakairi (since April 2011)
Area
 • Total 264.14 km2 (101.99 sq mi)
Population (November 1, 2015)
 • Total 70,768
 • Density 269/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number 055-282-1111
Address Ogasawara 376, Minami-Alps city, Yamanashi 400-0395
Website http://www.city.minami-alps.yamanashi.jp/
Minami-Alps City Hall

Minami-Alps (南アルプス市, Minami-Arupusu-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

As of September 2015, the city has an estimated population of 70,968, and a population density of 269 persons per km². The total area is 264.14 square kilometres (101.99 sq mi). Minami-Alps is Yamanashi Prefecture's third largest city. The city's name was chosen in September 2002 from among entries submitted by the general public.

Geography

The city is named for its location on the eastern foothills of the "Southern Alps". This city is located on the eastern foothills of these Southern Alps. This mountain range includes Mount Kita, Japan's second-highest mountain, as well as a number of other mountains that top 3,000 meters. The urbanized zones lie along the three rivers running along these mountains: Midai River, Takizawa River, and Tsubo River. The area is noted for horticulture of cherries, peaches, plums, grapes, pears, persimmons, kiwi, and apples.

Surrounding municipalities

History

The city of Minami-Alps was established on April 1, 2003, by the merger of the towns of Kōsai, Kushigata, Shirane and Wakakusa, and the villages of Ashiyasu and Hatta (all from Nakakoma District).

Transportation

Railway

Minami-Alps is the only city in Yamanashi which does not have any passenger railway services.

Highway

Education

  • Minami-Alps has 15 elementary schools, one combined elementary/middle school, six middle schools, two high schools and one special education school
  • International schools - Alps Gakuen (former Colégio Pitágoras) - Brazilian school[1]

Sister cities

Notable people from Minami-Alps

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "US-Japan Sister Cities by State". Asia Matters for America. Honolulu, HI: East-West Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

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