Yamakita, Kanagawa

Yamakita
山北町

Town

Yamakita Town Hall

Flag

Seal

Location of Yamakita in Kanagawa Prefecture

Yamakita

Coordinates: 35°21′N 139°4′E / 35.350°N 139.067°ECoordinates: 35°21′N 139°4′E / 35.350°N 139.067°E

Area

• Total

224.70 km² (86.76 sq mi)

Population (June 1, 2012)

• Total

11,381

• Density

50.61/km² (131.1/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

- Tree

Japanese Beech

- Flower

Kerria

- Bird

Copper Pheasant

Phone number

046-75-1122

Address

1301-4 Yamakita, Yamakita-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ken 258-0195

Website

Town of Yamakita HP

Yamakita (山北町, Yamakita-machi) is a town located in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2012, the town had an estimated population of 11,381 and a population density of 50.6 persons per km². The total area was 224.70 km² (86.76 sq mi).

Geography

Yamakita is located in the mountainous western portion of Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures. Much of the town is within the boundaries of the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park.

Surrounding municipalities

Kanagawa Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture

Dōshi, Yamanakako

Shizuoka Prefecture

Oyama

History

During the Edo period the area around Yamakita was part of Odawara Domain, along with most of western Sagami Province. After the cadastral reforms of the early Meiji period, Kawa village was one of several villages established within Ashigarakami district, Kanagawa Prefecture on April 1, 1889. Kawa village was elevated to town status on April 1, 1933 and renamed Yamakita. It merged with neighboring Kyowa, Shimizu and Miho villages on February 1, 1955 and further expanded by annexing the Hirayama area of former Kitaashigara village on April 1, 1955.