Wakayama Prefecture Municipalities

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Municipalities of Wakayama.

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by Philbert Ono

As of March 31, 2006, Wakayama has 8 cities (-shi; 市), 21 towns (-cho; 町), and 1 village (-mura; 村).

Cities

The major cities are Wakayama city (capital), Shingu, and Tanabe. *Asterisked sites are in English.

• Arida () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Gobo () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Hashimoto () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Kainan () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Kinokawa () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Shingu () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Tanabe () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Wakayama city () - Prefectural capital. Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

Towns and Villages

Towns (-cho; 町) and villages (-mura; 村) are grouped into non-administrative counties (-gun; 郡). *Asterisked sites are in English.

• Arida-gun ()
  • Aridagawa-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Hirogawa-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Yuasa-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Hidaka-gun ()
  • Hidaka-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Inami-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Hidakagawa-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Mihama-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Minabe-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Yura-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Higashimuro-gun ()
  • Kitayama-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kozagawa-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kushimoto-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Nachikatsuura-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Taiji-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Ito-gun ()
  • Katsuragi-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Koya-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Koyaguchi-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kudoyama-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Kaisou-gun ()
  • Kimino-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Shimotsu-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Naga-gun ()
  • Iwade-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Nishimuro-gun ()
  • Hikigawa-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kamitonda-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Shirahama-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Susami-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

Municipal Mergers

On Sep. 30, 2004, Wakayama had 7 cities (-shi; 市), 36 towns (-cho; 町), and 7 villages (-mura; 村). By March 31, 2006, this changed to 8 cities, 21 towns, and 1 village. Heisei Municipal Mergers between April 1, 1999 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:

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