Iwata, Shizuoka

Iwata, Shizuoka

Infobox City Japan
Name= Iwata
JapaneseName= 磐田市
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Region= Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture= Shizuoka
District=
Area_km2= 164.08
PopDate= May 2008
Population= 172,863
Density_km2= 1050
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 34
LatitudeMinutes= 43
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 137
LongtitudeMinutes= 51
LongtitudeSeconds=
Symbol
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Nozomu Suzuki
CityHallPostalCode= 438-8650
CityHallAddress=3-1, Kōnodai, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken
CityHallPhone= 0538-37-4827
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.iwata.shizuoka.jp/ Iwata City]

nihongo|Iwata|磐田市|Iwata-shi is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1948.In April 2005, it merged with the towns of Fukuda, Ryuyou, Toyoda, and Toyooka.The population is 172,863 as of May 1, 2008.The total area is 164.08 km².

The Yamaha corporation was founded in Iwata and maintains a strong presence in the city.

It is also home to Júbilo Iwata, a J. League soccer teams.

Its sister city is Mountain View, California, United States.

Products

It is known for green tea and melons grown under glass, which are called "Iwata melon".

Famous people

*Masami Nagasawa - actress

External links

* [http://www.city.iwata.shizuoka.jp/ City of Iwata] (Japanese)


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