- Yamato, Kanagawa
Infobox City Japan
Name= Yamato
JapaneseName= 大和市
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Region= Kantō
Prefecture= Kanagawa
District=
Area_km2= 27.06
PopDate= January 2008
Population= 223,127
Density_km2= 8250
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 35
LatitudeMinutes= 29
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 139
LongtitudeMinutes= 27
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Yamazakura (Prunus jamasakura)
Flower= Nogiku (a group ofAsteraceae )
Bird=Azure-winged Magpie
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Satoru Ōki
CityHallPostalCode= 242-8601
CityHallAddress=1-1-1 Shimotsuruma, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken
CityHallPhone= 046-263-1111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.yamato.kanagawa.jp/ Yamato City]Yamato ( _ja. 大和市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa,
Japan .As of
2008 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 223,127 and the density of 8,250 persons per km². The total area is 27.06 km².History
The city was established as a village in 1891, promoted to a town in 1943, and promoted to a city on
February 1 ,1959 .Transportation
*National Route 246, to central Tokyo
*National Route 246, to Atsugi, Hadano, Gotemba, Numazu.
*National Route 467, to Fujisawa.
*Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line (rail), to Shibuya
*Odakyu Enoshima Line (rail), to Machida, Shinjuku
*Odakyu Enoshima Line (rail), to Fujisawa, Enoshima
*Sotetsu Main Line (rail), to Ebina
*Sotetsu Main Line (rail), to YokohamaExternal links
* [http://www.city.yamato.kanagawa.jp/ Official website] in Japanese
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