Tawaramoto, Nara

Tawaramoto 田原本町
Town
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Location of Tawaramoto in Nara Prefecture
Tawaramoto Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°33′N 135°48′E / 34.550°N 135.800°E / 34.550; 135.800Coordinates: 34°33′N 135°48′E / 34.550°N 135.800°E / 34.550; 135.800
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Shiki
Area
• Total	21.10 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2007)
• Total	32,595
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Quercus Gilva
• Flower	Narcissus
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	890-1 Tawarmoto-chō, Nara-ken 636-0392
Website	www.town.tawaramoto.nara.jp

Tawaramoto (田原本町, Tawaramoto-chō) is a town located in Shiki District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population of 32,595. The total area is 21.10 km². It has many temples and shrines including Jinrakuji.

Geography

Located in the center of the Nara Basin, the majority of the land is flat. The Yamato River flows through the eastern portion of the town.

Surrounding municipalities

• Nara Prefecture
  • Tenri
  • Sakurai
  • Kashihara
  • Miyake
  • Kōryō

Education

• Tawaramoto Agriculture School
• Koutou Special School
• Shiki High School

External links

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

Nara Prefecture
Nara (capital)
Core city	Nara
Cities	Gojō Gose Ikoma Kashiba Kashihara Katsuragi Sakurai Tenri Uda Yamatokōriyama Yamatotakada
Ikoma District	Ando Ikaruga Heguri Sangō
Kitakatsuragi District	Ōji Kawai Kanmaki Kōryō
Shiki District	Kawanishi Miyake Tawaramoto
Takaichi District	Asuka Takatori
Uda District	Mitsue Soni
Yamabe District	Yamazoe
Yoshino District	Higashiyoshino Kamikitayama Kawakami Kurotaki Nosegawa Ōyodo Shimoichi Shimokitayama Tenkawa Totsukawa Yoshino
List of mergers in Nara Prefecture