Yamato
city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Yamato is a special city of Japan[1]. Yamato draws 3,771 Wikipedia views per month (special city of japan category, ranking #22 of 33).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kanagawa Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Shares border with: Yokohama[6], Zama[7], Sagamihara[8], Ayase[9], Fujisawa[10], Ebina[11], Machida[12]
- Legislative body: 大和市議会[13]
- Commons category: Yamato, Kanagawa[14]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[15], February 1, 1959[16]
- Official website: http://www.city.yamato.lg.jp/[17], https://www.city.yamato.lg.jp/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yamato, Kanagawa[19]
- Population: 230,709[20], 239,146[21], 232,922[22], 228,186[23]
- Replaces: Shibuya[24]
- Official name: 大和市[25]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[26]
- Category for people born here: Q8080613[27]
- Native label: 大和市[28]
- Category of associated people: Q32651785[29]
- Name in kana: やまとし[30]
- Owner of: Yamato Sports Center Stadium[31]
- Area: 27.09 km²[32]
- Associated electoral district: Kanagawa 13th district[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Yamato include Yamato Station[34], a railway station[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1926[37].
Why It Matters
Yamato has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Yamato is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Yamato include Yamato Station[34], a railway station[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1926[37].