Yachimata

Yachimata
八街市
City
Yachimata City Hall

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Location of Yachimata in Chiba Prefecture
Yachimata
 
Coordinates: 35°40′N 140°19′E / 35.667°N 140.317°E / 35.667; 140.317Coordinates: 35°40′N 140°19′E / 35.667°N 140.317°E / 35.667; 140.317
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Chiba Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Shinji Kitamura (since December 2010)
Area
 • Total 74.87 km2 (28.91 sq mi)
Population (April 2012)
 • Total 72,277
 • Density 965/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
-Tree Osmanthus fragrans
Phone number 043-443-1111
Address 35-29 Yachimata Ho, Yachimata-shi, Chiba-ken 289-1192
Website http://www.city.yachimata.lg.jp/

Yachimata (八街市, Yachimata-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 2012, the city has an estimated population of 72,277, and a population density of 965 persons per km². The total area is 74.87 km².

Neighboring municipalities

History

Yachimata was part of a region of horse ranches under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, the hamlet of Yachimata was founded on November 2, 1872 within Inba District, Chiba Prefecture. Yachimata was officially designated a village on April 1, 1889, and was elevated to town status on January 1, 1919. The village expanded in 1954 through annexation of a portion of neighboring Hyuga Village in Sanbu District and by merging with the village of Kawakami on November 1, 1954. Yachimata was elevated to city status on April 1, 1992.

Economy

Yachimata is a regional commercial center whose economy is primarily agricultural. Yachimata is well known for its peanuts.

Transportation

Rail

Highways

Notable people from Yachimata

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