Nantan, Kyoto

Nantan 南丹市
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Location of Nantan in Kyoto Prefecture
Nantan
Coordinates: 35°6′N 135°28′E / 35.1°N 135.467°E / 35.1; 135.467Coordinates: 35°6′N 135°28′E / 35.1°N 135.467°E / 35.1; 135.467
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Kyoto Prefecture
Area
• Total	616.31 km2 (237.96 sq mi)
Population (May 1, 2008)
• Total	35,424
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	City of Nantan

Nantan (南丹市, Nantan-shi^?) is a city located in Kyoto, Japan.

As of May 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 35,424. The total area is 616.31 km².

The city was founded on January 1, 2006 by the merger of the former towns of Sonobe, Yagi, Hiyoshi, and Miyama. The name of Nantan stands for "southern Tamba".

Sights include the Rurikei Prefectural Natural Park.

Famous people from Nantan

• Shigeru Miyamoto - video game designer
• Bonnie Pink - singer-songwriter
• Makoto Fujita - actor
• Hiromu Nonaka - politician
• Yoshimi Tanaka - politician
• Yasuhiro Nakagawa - politician

External links

Media related to Nantan, Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons

• Nantan official website (Japanese)

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