- Takeo, Saga
Infobox City Japan
Name=Takeo
JapaneseName=武雄市
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Region=Kyūshū
Prefecture=Saga Prefecture
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Area_km2=195.44
PopDate=September 1 ,2007
Population=50,820
Density_km2=260
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Mayor= Keisuke Hiwatashi
CityHallPostalCode = 843-8639
CityHallAddress= 1-1 Ōaza Shōwa, Takeo-chō, Takeo-shi, Saga-ken
CityHallPhone=0954-23-9315
CityHallLink = [http://www.city.takeo.lg.jp/ City of Takeo] nihongo|Takeo|武雄市|Takeo-shi is a city located inSaga Prefecture on the island ofKyūshū ,Japan .Geography
Takeo is located in the western part of
Saga Prefecture . It is approximately 28 km (17 mi) west of Saga City and approximately 30 km (19 m) east of Sasebo. Takeo has a complex topography including mountains, mountain basins and riverside plains.
*Mountains : Mt. Hachiman (764 m), Mt. Bi (518 m), Mt. Jinroku (447 m)
*Rivers : Rokkaku River, Shiomi River, Yamanaka RiverAdjoining municipalities
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Saga Prefecture
**Arita
**Imari
**Karatsu
**Ōmachi
**Shiroishi
**Taku
**Ureshino
*Nagasaki Prefecture
**HasamiHistory
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1889-04-01 - The modern municipal system is established. The current city region is occupied by 1 town, Takeo, and 11 villages: Asahi, Hashishita, Higashikawanobori, Kitagata, Kitsu, Nakato, Nishikawanobori, Sumiyoshi, Takeo, Takeuchi, and Wakagi.
*1900-06-07 - Takeo Village is incorporated into Takeo Town.
*1944-04-29 - Kitamura Village becomes Kitamura Town.
*1954-04-01 - The villages of Asahi, Hashishita, Higashikawanobori, Nishikawanobori, Takeuchi, and Wakagi merge with Takeo Town to form Takeo City. The villages of Sumiyoshi and Nakato merge to form Yamauchi Village.
*1956-04-01 - Hashishita Village is incorporated into Kitagata and Shiroishi.
*1960-09-01 - Yamauchi Village becomes Yamauchi Town.
*2006-03-01 - The towns of Kitagata and Yamauchi are incorporated into Takeo City.Education
High schools
*Saga Prefectural Takeo High School
*Saga Prefectural Takeo Seiryō High SchoolJunior high schools
*Takeo Junior High School
*Takeo Kita Junior High School
*Kawanobori Junior High School
*Kitagata Junior High School
*Yamauchi Junior High SchoolElementary schools
*Takeo Elementary School
*Mifunegaoka Elementary School
*Asahi Elementary School
*Tachibana Elementary School
*Wakaki Elementary School
*Takeuchi Elementary School
*Higashikawanobori Elementary School
*Nishikawanobori Elementary School
*Kitagata Elementary School
*Yamauchi Higashi Elementary School
*Yamauchi Nishi Elementary SchoolTransportation
Air
The nearest airports are
Saga Airport followed byNagasaki Airport .Rail
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JR Kyushu
**Sasebo Line
***Kitagata Station -Takahashi Station -Takeo-Onsen Station -Nagao Station -Mimasaka Station The main station is Takeo-Onsen.Road
*Expressways:
**Nagasaki Expressway
***Takeo-Kitagata Interchange - Kawanobori Service Area - Takeo Junction
**Nishi-Kyūshū Expressway
***Takeo Junction - Takeo Minami Interchange
*National highways:
**Route 34
**Route 35
**Route 498
*Main prefectural roads:
**Saga Prefectural Route 1 (Sasebo-Ureshino)
**Saga Prefectural Route 25 (Taku-Wakagi)
**Saga Prefectural Route 26 (Imari-Yamauchi)
**Saga Prefectural Route 36 (Takeo-Fukudomi)
**Saga Prefectural Route 38 (Ōchi-Yamauchi)
**Saga Prefectural Route 45 (Ureshino-Yamauchi)
**Saga Prefectural Route 53 (Takeo-Imari)Notable places and festivals
*Takeo Onsen
*TakeoKeirin Track
*Saga Prefectural Space and Science Museum
*Mifunegaoka Plum Grove
*Kitagata Shiki no Oka Park
*Daishō-ji
*Chūō Park
*Mt. Kurokami, Fūfu Rock
*Kurokami no Roman festivalister cities
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