Yawata [city] - Yawata

Japanese: 八幡[市] - やわた

A city in southern Kyoto Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1977. It is located in the southwest of the Kyoto Basin, on the south bank of the confluence of the Kizu, Uji, and Katsura rivers. The main settlement developed as a temple town (toriimae-cho) for Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine since ancient times, and was called Yawata-so-machi and Yawata-cho. Hashimoto-cho, one of Yawata-so-machi, faces the Yodo River and has been known as a key point for land and water transportation since ancient times. It is a vegetable growing area on the outskirts of Kyoto City, but in recent years it has been rapidly developed into residential areas such as Otokoyama Danchi. The Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Line runs through the area. ^{24.35 km2} . Population 74,227 (2010).

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Japanese:

京都府南部の市。1977年市制。京都盆地南西部，木津・宇治・桂の３川の合流点南岸にある。主集落は古くから石清水(いわしみず)八幡宮の門前町（鳥居前町）として発達，八幡惣町・八幡町と呼ばれた。八幡惣町の一，橋本町は淀川に臨み，古代から水陸交通の要所として知られた。京都市の近郊野菜栽培地であるが，近年は男山団地など宅地化が著しい。京阪電鉄京阪線が通じる。24.35km²。７万4227人（2010）。

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