Okayama

Okayama (岡山市, Okayama-shi) is the caipital ceety o Okayama Prefectur in the Chūgoku region o Japan.

Okayama 岡山
Designatit ceety
岡山市 · Okayama City
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Okayama
Coordinates: 34°39′N 133°55′E
Kintra	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefectur	Okayama Prefectur
Govrenment
• Mayor	Shigeo Takaya
Area
• Total	789.88 km2 (304.97 sq mi)
Population  (August 2010)
• Total	705,224
• Density	892.8/km2 (2,312/sq mi)
Website	Okayama City

The ceety wis foondit on Juin 1, 1889. As o August 2010, the ceety haes an estimatit population o 705,224 an a population density o 893 persons per km². The tot aurie is 789.88 km².

The ceety is the steid o Kōraku-en, kent as ane o the tap three tradeetional gardens in Japan, an the black Okayama Castle, which is rankit among the best 100 Japanese castles. The ceety is famous as the settin o the Japanese fable "Momotarō".

Sister cities

Okayama haes 6 sister ceeties aroond the warld.

• San Jose, Californie, Unitit States (1957)
• San José, Costa Rica (1969)
• Plovdiv, Bulgarie (1972)
• Luoyang, Cheenae (1981)
• Bucheon, Sooth Korea (2002)
• Hsinchu Ceety, Taiwan (2003)
• Kanpur, Indie (2005)