Yamato

Yamato is a town in , , . As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 13,032 in 6274 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 544.67 km2.
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  • Type: Town with 15,100 residents
  • Description: town in Kamimashiki district, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Yamato Cho”, “Yamato Chō”, “Yamato-machi”, and “Yamato, Kumamoto”
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tsūjun Bridge.

Photo: Masamic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an aqueduct in Yamato, , . It is an arch bridge completed in 1854 and is 84.0m long. The arch spans 27.3m. It is the largest stone aqueduct in Japan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yabe.

Photo: Masamic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a town located in , , . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,820 and a density of 39.88 persons per km2.

Yamato

Latitude
32.6854° or 32° 41′ 8″ north
Longitude
130.9904° or 130° 59′ 26″ east
Population
15,100
Elevation
553 metres (1,814 feet)
Open location code
8Q4GMXPR+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 739281334
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8534247
Wiki­data ID
Q1184757
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Satellite Map

Discover Yamato from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Yamato” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ياماتو”
  • Asturian: “Yamato”
  • Catalan: “Yamato”
  • Chinese: “山都町”
  • Czech: “Jamato”
  • Danish: “Yamato”
  • Dutch: “Yamato”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ياماتو”
  • Esperanto: “Jamato”
  • Esperanto: “Yamato”
  • French: “Yamato”
  • German: “Yamato”
  • Hebrew: “ימאטו”
  • Hungarian: “Jamato”
  • Irish: “Yamato”
  • Italian: “Yamato”
  • Japanese: “Yamato-chō”
  • Japanese: “やまとちょう”
  • Japanese: “ヤマトチョウ”
  • Japanese: “やまとまち”
  • Japanese: “山都町”
  • Korean: “야마토정”
  • Korean: “야마토초”
  • Malay: “Yamato, Kumamoto”
  • Malay: “Yamato”
  • Persian: “یاماتو، کوماموتو”
  • Persian: “یاماتو”
  • Polish: “Yamato”
  • Portuguese: “Yamato”
  • Russian: “Ямато”
  • Slovenian: “Jamato”
  • Slovenian: “Yanato”
  • Spanish: “Yamato”
  • Swedish: “Yamato, Kumamoto”
  • Swedish: “Yamato”
  • Tagalog: “Yamato, Kumamoto”
  • Tagalog: “Yamato”
  • Thai: “ยามาโตะ”
  • Turkish: “Yamato, Kumamoto”
  • Turkish: “Yamato”
  • Ukrainian: “Ямато”
  • Urdu: “یماٹو، کمموٹو”

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