Tamana, Kumamoto
Tamana (玉名市, Tamana-shi) is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of the October 3, 2005 merger (but with 2008 population estimates), the city has an estimated population of 70,530 and a population density of 462 persons per km². The total area is 152.55 km².
Tamana
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 Location of Tamana in Kumamoto Prefecture | |
  Tamana Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′41″N 130°33′34″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tetsuya Takasaki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 152.55 km2 (58.90 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2008) | |
| • Total | 70,530 |
| • Density | 462/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 163, Iwasaki, Tamana-shi, Kumamoto-ken 865-8501 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Egret |
| Flower | Higo Hanashōbu (Iris ensata var. ensata) |
| Tree | Shōtaimatsu Pine |
On October 3, 2005, the towns of Taimei, Tensui and Yokoshima (all from Tamana District) were merged into Tamana.
Notable people from Tamana, Kumamoto
- Shizo Kanakuri (1891–1983), Japanese marathon runner and one of the early leaders of track and field athletics in Japan
- Katsuhiro Ueo (born 1972), Japanese professional drifting driver
- Yoshihiro Tajiri (born 1970), Japanese professional wrestler and promoter
- Hayato Mizowaki (born 1994), Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
- Tenkaihō Takayuki (born 1984), retired sumo wrestler
- Kenichi Matsuoka (born 1982), professional Japanese baseball player (Tokyo Yakult Swallows, pitcher)
- Makoto Izubuchi (born 1974), Japanese comedian, professional wrestler and tarento ("talent")
External links
Media related to Tamana, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons- Tamana City official website (in Japanese)
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