Nachikatsuura

Nachikatsuura 那智勝浦町
Town
Nachikatsuura Montage
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Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap Location of Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture
Nachikatsuura Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°38′N 135°56′E / 33.633°N 135.933°E / 33.633; 135.933Coordinates: 33°38′N 135°56′E / 33.633°N 135.933°E / 33.633; 135.933
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Wakayama Prefecture
District	Higashimuro
Government
• Mayor	Shinichi Teramoto
Area
• Total	183.45 km2 (70.83 sq mi)
Population  (February 1, 2012)
• Total	17,261
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Oji Tsukiji 7-1-1, Nachi-Katsuura Town, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県西牟婁郡那智勝浦町大字築地７丁目１番１号) 649-53921
Website	www.town.nachikatsuura.wakayama.jp
Symbols
Flower	Azalea
Tree	Live oak

Nachikatsuura (那智勝浦町, Nachikatsuura-chō) is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of February 1, 2012, the town has an estimated population of 17,261, with 8,359 households, and a density of 94.09 persons per km². The total area is 183.45 km².

Created in 1955 from four towns: Nachi, Katsuura, Ukuimura and Wakamura, by 1960 the municipality expanded to include Shimosato farther south and Otamura inland up the Ota River.

The Kumano Nachi Taisha, one of the three Kumano Shrines, is in Nachi Katsuura. These shrines form part of the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Transportation[]

Railway[]

• JR West - Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
  • Ukui - Nachi - Kii-Temma - Kii-Katsuura - Yukawa - (passes through Taiji) - Shimosato - Kii-Uragami

Highways[]

• Nachikatsuura-Shingu Road
• Japan National Route 42

Gallery[]

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  Nanki-Katsuura Onsen: Japanese open air hot spring in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama

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  Pagoda in Seiganto Temple and Kumano Nachi Water Fall

External links[]

• Media related to Nachikatsuura, Wakayama at Wikimedia Commons
• Geographic data related to Nachikatsuura at OpenStreetMap

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