Awaji, Hyōgo

Awaji (Japanese淡 路 市, -shi ) is a city on the island Awajishima in Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan.

History

The town was founded on 1 April 2005 from the merger of the municipalities Awaji (淡 路 町, chō ), Higashiura (东浦 町, chō ), Hokudan (北 淡 町, chō ), Ichinomiya (一 宫 町, chō ) and Tsuna (津 名 町, -chō ) of the district Tsuna. The population of the urban area has decreased since 1960 from 66 305 at the time by 22% to 51 884.

Traffic

  • Road Kobe - Awaji - Naruto Expressway
  • National Road 28

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Ivano homei (1873-1920), writer, literary critic and translator
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