Kitayama (北山村; -mura) is an enclavevillage that belongs to Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan, but is located on the border between Mie and Nara prefectures. In human geography, an enclave is a piece of land which is totally enclosed within a foreign territory. ... A village (村 mura or son) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Higashimuro (東牟婁郡; -gun) is a district located in Wakayama, Japan. ... Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県; Wakayama-ken) is part of the Kii Peninsula in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Mie Prefecture (三重県; Mie-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Nara Prefecture (奈良県; Nara-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu Island, Japan. ...
As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 619 and a density of 12.84 persons per km². The total area is 48.21 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Kitayama is the only remaining village in Wakayama Prefecture. Kitayama is known in Japan for growing a fruit called jabara, which is considered a potent hayfever cure.
External link
Official village website (http://www.vill.kitayama.wakayama.jp/) (in Japanese)
Interestingly, though, the genera that are considered characteristic of the Japanese flora are rather poorly represented on Taiwan, with Japan's flora having come mostly from east-central China, Korea, and the islands and mainland to the north, whereas Taiwan's came from the Philippines (southern tip) and southeastern China.
On Ogasawara-shoto, there are about 500 native plant species, of which about 43% are endemic; of the native tree species, endemism is around 75% (73 of 97 species) (Kitayama 1991).
It is unusual in having pairs of needle-like leaves completely fused and then borne in whorls near the apex of the branches.
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