Ryūō, Shiga

Infobox City Japan
Name= Ryūō
JapaneseName= 竜王町
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Region= Kansai
Prefecture= Shiga
District=
Area_km2= 44.52
PopDate= February 2003
Population= 13,403
Density_km2= 301.06
Coords= coord|35|4|N|136|7|E|region:JP_type:city
Tree= Pine
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Mayor= Kiyoji Yamaguchi
CityHallPostalCode= 520-2592
CityHallAddress= 3 Oguchi, Ryūō-chō, Gamō-gun, Shiga-ken
CityHallPhone= 0748-58-3700
CityHallLink= [http://www.town.ryuoh.shiga.jp/english/index.html Ryūō Official Website]

nihongo|Ryūō|竜王町|Ryūō-chō is a town located in Gamō District, Shiga, Japan.

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 13,403 and a density of 301.06 persons per km². The total area is 44.52 km².

Geography

Ryūō is located in the center of Shiga. The Hinogawa River and its 3 tributaries, Zenkojigawa, Sofugawa, and Soshirogawa, run on the flat land between Mount Kagamiyama on the West and Mount Yukinoyama on the East. Hilly regions cover the southern area in and out of Ryūō.
* Mountains: Kagamiyama (also called Western Ryūōzan), Yukinoyama (also called Eastern Ryūōzan)
* Rivers: Hinogawa, Zenkojigawa, Sofugawa, Soshirogawa

Nearby cities

*Ōmihachiman
*Higashiōmi
*Yasu
*Koka
*Konan

History

* April 1st 1889
** Gamo District; Kawamori-mura, Iwai-mura, Yamanoue-mura, Hayashi-mura, Sho-mura, Shinano-mura, Kayocho-mura, Shima-mura, and Ayado-mura merged as Nae-mura.
** Gamo District; Kagami-mura, Yamzura-mura, Ukawa-mura, Oguchi-mura, Kuzushi-mura, Shichiri-mura, Kawakami-mura, Hashimoto-mura, Yuge-mura, Sue-mura, Nishikawa-mura, Nishi-Yokozeki-mura, Yamanaka-mura, and Okaya-mura merged as Kagamiyama-mura.
* April 29th 1955 Ryūō-chō was established with merging Kagamiyama-mura and Nae-mura.
* 1956 Ryūō-chō Seinen-dan, an organization for young people, was organized. (Similar group existed before)

Administration

* Kiyoji Yamaguchi (2004 - )

Economy

Industry

* Car Industry - Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
* Industry Ratio
** Farmer 6.3%
** Industry 52.4%
** Service 41.3%

Sister cities

* Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States Since September 9th 1974

Local

Education

; Elementary Schools
* Ryūō Elementary School
* Ryūō-Nishi Elementary School; Junior High Schools
* Ryūō Junior High School

Traffic

Railway

There are no railways in Ryūō.

The nearest station is Shinohara Station, but many people find the Ōmihachiman or Yasu stations to be more convenient.

Road

; Toll Road
* Meishin Expressway
** Ryūō Interchange
** Ryūō Bus stop

; National Highway
* Route 8
* Route 477

; Prefecture Route
* Trunk Line
** Pref. No. 13
** Pref. No. 14
** Pref. No. 22
* General Line
** Pref. No. 164
** Pref. No. 165
** Pref. No. 166
** Pref. No. 176
** Pref. No. 541

Bus

* Ōmi Bus