Yoshinogawa, Tokushima

Yoshinogawa 吉野川市
City
Location of Yoshinogawa in Tokushima Prefecture
Yoshinogawa Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°03′47″N 134°21′41″E / 34.06306°N 134.36139°ECoordinates: 34°03′47″N 134°21′41″E / 34.06306°N 134.36139°E
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Tokushima Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Tetsuya Kawamata (since November 2004)
Area
• Total	144.19 km^2 (55.67 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2011)
• Total	44,726
• Density	307.07/km^2 (795.3/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Rhododendron
• Flower	Chrysanthemum
• Bird	Alcedo atthis
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	Kamoshimachō Kamoshima115-1, Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県吉野川市鴨島町鴨島115番地１) 776-8611
Website	www.city.yoshinogawa.lg.jp

Yoshinogawa (吉野川市 Yoshinogawa-shi) is a city located in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 44,726, with 17,573 households and a population density of 307.07 persons per km². The total area is 144.19 km².

The modern city of Yoshinogawa was established on October 1, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Kamojima, Kawashima and Yamakawa, and the village of Misato (all from Oe District, which was dissolved as a result of this merger).

The eponymous Yoshino River forms the northern border of the city.

Persons from Yoshinogawa

• Ryuho Okawa(a religious leader, established Happy Science, from Kawashima-cho)

External links

• Media related to Yoshinogawa, Tokushima at Wikimedia Commons
• Yoshinogawa City official website (Japanese)
• Kitaro Shikoku Peace Bell Project