Muko, Kyoto
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Mukō (向日市; -shi) is a city located in Kyoto, Japan.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 53,518 and the density of 6,977.57 persons per km². The total area is 7.67 km².
The city was founded on October 1, 1972. Its neighbor cities are Kyoto and Nagaokakyo.
At the end of the 8th Century, Emperor Kammu moved his capital from Nara to Nagaokakyō. The new capital encompassed a large part of modern Muko, where modern research has revealed the palace to have been located. In the south, it also included parts of Nagaokakyo. In 794, because of the location's moist temperature and reputation as a breeding ground for disease, Kammu relocated his capital from Nagaoka to Heian, modernly known as Kyoto.
Muko has been a sister city to Saratoga, California, USA since 1983.
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| Ayabe | Fukuchiyama | Joyo | Kameoka | Kizugawa | Kyotanabe | Kyotango | Kyoto | Maizuru | Miyazu | Muko | Nagaokakyo | Nantan | Uji | Yawata | |||
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| Funai | Kuse | Otokuni | Soraku | Tsuzuki | Yosa | |||
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[edit] External links
- Muko official website in Japanese
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