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Higashiyoshino (東吉野村, Higashiyoshino-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Higashiyoshino 東吉野村
Village
Higashiyoshino Village
Flag Chapter
Location of Higashiyoshino in Nara Prefecture
Higashiyoshino Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°24′N 135°58′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Yoshino
Area
• Total	131.60 km2 (50.81 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	1,661
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	99 Ōaza Ogawa, Higashiyoshino-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken 633-2492
Website	www.vill.higashiyoshino.nara.jp

As of October 1, 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,661 and a density of 13 persons per km². The total area is 131.60 km². It is also where the last Japanese wolf was shot and killed in 1905.[1]

Geography

Located in central Nara Prefecture, the majority of the town is mountainous. Mount Kunimi, at 1419 m, is the highest mountain in the village. There are other mountains, such as Mount Takami, at 1248 m, situated in western portion of Higashiyoshino.[2]

• Rivers:Yoshino River
• Mountains:Mount Kunimi, Mount Takami

Surrounding municipalities

• Nara Prefecture
  • Kawakami
  • Yoshino
  • Uda
  • Soni
  • Mitsue
• Mie Prefecture
  • Matsusaka

Sister cities

In Japan

• Sakai, Osaka (October 18, 1986)

References

External links

• Media related to Higashiyoshino, Nara at Wikimedia Commons
• Higashiyoshino official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Higashiyoshino, Nara

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[ru] Хигасиёсино

Хигасиёсино (яп. 東吉野村 Хигасиёсино-мура) — село в Японии, находящееся в уезде Йосино префектуры Нара. Площадь села составляет 131,60 км²[1], население — 1849 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 14,05 чел./км².

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