Yamato

Summary

Yamato is a special city of Japan^[1]. Yamato has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Yamato is located in Kanagawa Prefecture^[3].
• Yamato is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Yamato's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[5].
• Yamato's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Yamato's shares border with is recorded as Yokohama^[7].
• Yamato's shares border with is recorded as Zama^[8].
• Yamato's shares border with is recorded as Sagamihara^[9].
• Yamato's shares border with is recorded as Ayase^[10].
• Yamato's shares border with is recorded as Fujisawa^[11].
• Yamato's shares border with is recorded as Ebina^[12].
• Yamato's shares border with is recorded as Machida^[13].
• Yamato's legislative body is recorded as Q28682326^[14].
• Yamato's Commons category is recorded as Yamato, Kanagawa^[15].
• Yamato's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[16].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Yamato^[17].
• February 1, 1959 marks the founding of Yamato^[18].
• Yamato's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.48752777777778, 'lon': 139.45802777777777}^[19].
• Yamato's official website is recorded as https://www.city.yamato.lg.jp/^[20].
• Yamato's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yamato, Kanagawa^[21].
• Yamato has a population of {'amount': '+230709'}^[22].
• Yamato has a population of {'amount': '+239146'}^[23].
• Yamato has a population of {'amount': '+232922'}^[24].
• Yamato has a population of {'amount': '+228186'}^[25].
• Yamato's replaces is recorded as Shibuya^[26].
• Yamato's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '大和市'}^[27].

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Geography

Yamato is in the country of Japan^[4]. Yamato is located in Kanagawa Prefecture^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Yamato covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+27.09'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+230709'}^[22], {'amount': '+239146'}^[23], {'amount': '+232922'}^[24], and {'amount': '+228186'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan^[5] and big city^[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[17] and February 1, 1959^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yamato include Yamato Station^[29], a railway station^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1926^[32].

Why It Matters

Yamato has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Yamato is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Yamato include Yamato Station^[29], a railway station^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1926^[32].