Okayama
Okayama 岡山 | |
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| 岡山市 · Okayama City | |
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  Okayama | |
| Coordinates: 34°39′N 133°55′E / 34.650°N 133.917°ECoordinates: 34°39′N 133°55′E / 34.650°N 133.917°E | |
| Kintra | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku |
| Prefectur | Okayama Prefectur |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Shigeo Takaya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 789.88 km2 (304.97 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2010) | |
| • Total | 705,224 |
| • Density | 892.8/km2 (2,312/sq mi) |
| Website | Okayama City |
Okayama (岡山市 Okayama-shi) is the caipital ceety o Okayama Prefectur in the Chūgoku region o Japan.
The ceety wis foondit on Juin 1, 1889. As o August 2010, the ceety haes an estimatit population o 705,224 an a population density o 893 persons per km². The tot aurie is 789.88 km².
The ceety is the steid o Kōraku-en, kent as ane o the tap three tradeetional gardens in Japan, an the black Okayama Castle, which is rankit among the best 100 Japanese castles. The ceety is famous as the settin o the Japanese fable "Momotarō".
Sister cities
[eedit | eedit soorce]Okayama haes 6 sister ceeties aroond the warld.
San Jose, Californie, Unitit States (1957)
San José, Costa Rica (1969)
Plovdiv, Bulgarie (1972)
Luoyang, Cheenae (1981)
Bucheon, Sooth Korea (2002)
Hsinchu Ceety, Taiwan (2003)
Kanpur, Indie (2005)