- Gojō, Nara
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GOJO is also the name of a soap company."Infobox City Japan
Name= Gojō
JapaneseName= 五條市
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Region= Kansai
Prefecture= Nara
District=
Area_km2= 291.98
PopDate=December 31 ,2006
Population= 38,096
Density_km2= 130.47
Coords= coord|34|21|N|135|42|E|region:JP_type:city
Tree=Camphor Laurel
Flower=Chinese bellflower
Bird=
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SymbolDescription=
Mayor= Nobuharu Enoki
CityHallPostalCode= 637-8501
CityHallAddress= 1-1-1 Honmachi, Gojō-shi, Nara-ken
CityHallPhone= 0747-22-4001
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.gojo.lg.jp/ City of Gojō] Nihongo|Gojō|五條市|Gojō-shi is a city located inNara Prefecture ,Japan .As of 2003, the city has an estimated
population of 34,436 and the density of 386.75 persons per km². The total area is 89.04 km².The city was founded on
October 15 ,1957 .On
September 25 ,2005 the villages of Nishiyoshino and Ōtō merged into the city of Gojō.Geography
Located in western
Nara Prefecture , theYoshino River flows through the city. It is surrounded mostly bymountains , although thecity hall is located in a flatbasin . Situated north of the city hall isMount Kongō , at 1125 m.Persimmon is a major fruit crop in Gojō. [2005.Kangaeru Shakaika Chizu.Tokyo:Yotsuya-Ōtsuka Publishing, p.36]Neighboring municipalities
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Nara Prefecture
** Gose
** Ōyodo
** Shimoichi
** Tenkawa
** Kurotaki
** Nosegawa
** Totsukawa
** Kamikitayama
*Osaka Prefecture
** Kawachinagano
** Chihayaakasaka
*Wakayama Prefecture
** Hashimoto
** KōyaEducation
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Primary Schools
** Gojō Elementary School
** Nishiyoshino Elementary School
** Makino Elementary School
** Nohara Elementary School
** Ootō Elementary School
** Uchi Elementary School
** Kitauchi Elementary School
** Ada Elementary School
*Junior High Schools
** Gojō Junior High School
** Gojōnishi Junior High School
** Gojōhigashi Junior High School
** Nishiyoshino Junior High School
** Ootō Junior High School
** Nohara Junior High School
*High School s
** Gojō High School
** Chiben Gakuen High SchoolReferences
External links
*jp icon [http://www.city.gojo.lg.jp/ Gojō City's Official Web Site]
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