Yurihonjo (由利本荘市; Yurihonjo-shi) is a city located in Akita, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Akita Prefecture (ç§ç°ç; Akita-ken) is located in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. ...
The city was founded on March 22, 2005 from the merger of the former city of Honjo and the former town of Chokai, Higashiyuri, Iwaki, Nishime, Ouchi, Yashima and Yuri. March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Honjō (本荘市; -shi) is a city located in Akita in Tohoku region of Japan. ... Chōkai (鳥海町; -machi) is a town located in Yuri District, Akita, Japan. ... Higashiyuri (東由利町; -machi) is a town located in Yuri District, Akita, Japan. ... Iwaki (岩城町; -machi) is a town located in Yuri District, Akita, Japan. ... Nishime (西目町; -machi) is a town located in Yuri District, Akita, Japan. ... Ōuchi (大内町; -machi) is a town located in Yuri District, Akita, Japan. ... Yashima (矢島町; -machi) is a town located in Yuri District, Akita, Japan. ... Yuri (由利町; -machi) is a town located in Yuri District, Akita, Japan. ...
As of March 2005, the city has an estimated population of 91,593 and a density of 75.76 persons per km². The total area is 1209.04 km². 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. ...
Located in the north of Honshu Island, Akita Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan in the west and is bordered by Aomori in the north, Iwate in the east, Miyagi in the south east, and Yamagata in the south.
Akita Prefecture is rectangular in shape, roughly 181 km from north to south and 111 km from west to east.