Kameyama, Mie

Kameyama
亀山市
City

Kameyama City Hall in Honmaru area

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Location of Kameyama in Mie Prefecture
Kameyama

 

Coordinates: 34°51′21″N 136°27′6″E / 34.85583°N 136.45167°E / 34.85583; 136.45167Coordinates: 34°51′21″N 136°27′6″E / 34.85583°N 136.45167°E / 34.85583; 136.45167
Country Japan
Region Kansai
Prefecture Mie Prefecture
Government
 • -Mayor Yoshiyuki Sakurai (since February 2009)
Area
 • Total 190.91 km2 (73.71 sq mi)
Population (November 2012)
 • Total 50,230
 • Density 263/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Cryptomeria
- Flower Japanese iris
Phone number 0595-82-1111
Address 577 Honmaru-cho, Kameyama-shi, Mie-ken 519-0195
Website www.city.kameyama.mie.jp

Kameyama (亀山市 Kameyama-shi) is a city located in northern Mie Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 2012, the city has an estimated population of 50,230 and a population density of 263 persons per km². The total area is 190.91 km2 (73.71 square miles).

Neighboring municipalities

History

Kameyama developed as the castle town of Kameyama Castle, which belonged to the Ise-Kameyama Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. In the early 17th century, the castle town was Kameyama-juku, the forty-sixth post station of Tōkaidō. Seki-juku and Sakashita-juku on the Tōkaidō, also fall within its borders. During the establishment of municipalities in the early Meiji period, Kamayama-juku was organized into the town of Kameyama within Suzuka District. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1954.

On January 11, 2005, the town of Seki (also from Suzuka District) was merged into Kameyama.

Economy

Candles are a traditional product of the city. Sharp Corporation has been operating one of the world's largest LCD factories in the city since January 8, 2004.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kameyama is twinned with:

Noted people

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