Tamba, Hyōgo

Tamba 丹波市
City
Flag of Tamba Flag
Location of Tamba in Hyōgo Prefecture Location of Tamba in Hyōgo Prefecture
Tamba Location in Japan
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Jugoro Tsuji (since December 2004)
Area
• Total	493.28 km2 (190.46 sq mi)
Population (January 1, 2012)
• Total	67,153
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Acer
• Flower	Erythronium japonicum
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	1 Koga, Narimatsu, Hikami-cho, Tanba-shi, Hyogo-ken 669-3692
Website	www.city.tamba.hyogo.jp

Tamba (丹波市, Tanba-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

The modern city of Tamba was established on November 1, 2004, from the merger of all six towns of the former Hikami District: Aogaki, Ichijima, Kaibara, Kasuga, Sannan, and Hikami.

As of January 1, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 67,153 and a population density of 136.14 persons per km². The total area is 493.28 km².

Tamba is a very small city. Hikami is the biggest of the six towns which formed Tamba. Kuroi Castle is located in Kasuga. Tanba has many shrines, with the oldest being Hachiman shrine.

• Kaibara town hall02 1920.jpg

  Tanba city hall Kaibara branch (former Kaibara town hall)

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  A shrine in Tamba

Takijirō Ōnishi, World War II IJN admiral, "the father of the kamikaze", was born in what is now Tamba.

External links

• (Japanese)