Nantan, Kyoto

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

As of June 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 36,338. 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".

Famous people from Nantan

• Shigeru Miyamoto - game creator
• Hiromu Nonaka - politician
• Yoshimi Tanaka - politician

Nantan meteorite

The term 'Nantan' can also apply to a very famous iron meteorite of several tonnes that broke up and fell in many separate pieces over China (not Japan) in the 16th century.

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Nantan, Kyoto

• Nantan official website in Japanese

Kyoto Prefecture Image:Flag of Kyoto Prefecture.svg
Cities
Ayabe | Fukuchiyama | Jōyō | Kameoka | Kizugawa | Kyōtanabe | Kyōtango | Kyoto | Maizuru | Miyazu | Mukō | Nagaokakyō | Nantan | Uji | Yawata
Districts
Funai | Kuse | Otokuni | Sōraku | Tsuzuki | Yosa
See also: Towns and villages by district edit

Coordinates: 35°6′N, 135°28′E

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