Aso, Kumamoto

Aso
Aso ; 阿蘇市
	City
	Aso in 2012
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture
	Aso Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 32°56′54″N 131°07′26″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Kumamoto Prefecture
First official recorded	280 BC
City settled	February 11, 2005
Government
• Mayor	Yoshioki Sato (since March 2005)
Area
• Total	376.25 km2 (145.27 sq mi)
Population (March 31, 2017)
• Total	27,039
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Ichinomiya Miyaji 504-1, Aso City Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県阿蘇市一の宮町宮地504番地１); 869-2695
Website	Aso City official website (in Japanese)
	Symbols
Bird	Green pheasant
Flower	Gentiana scabra
Tree	Azalea

Aso (阿蘇市, Aso-shi) is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

The modern city of Aso was established on February 11, 2005, from the merger of the former town of Aso, absorbing the town of Ichinomiya, and the village of Namino (all from Aso District).

As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 27,039, with 11,355 households[1] and a population density of 72 persons per km². The total area is 376.25 km².

The city is situated within Aso Caldera. The source of the Kikuchi River is located in the city.[2]

Places of interest

Aso Geopark
Aso Kujū National Park
Aso Uchinomaki Spa
Aso Akamizu Spa
Sensuikyo

Sensuikyo Ropeway (cable car)
Aso Shrine

Mount Aso and Cable car

Aso City Hall

Fictional characters born in Aso

Misae Nohara (born in Aso, Kumamoto, née Koyama).

Tomohiko Amada (from Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami)

References

"Official website of Aso City" (in Japanese). Japan: Aso City. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
Okamura, Maya; Minagawa, Tomoko (2016). "Historical and Physical Evaluation of Floodplain Habitats in The River Channel of the Kikuchi River Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine" (PDF). 11th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE 2016). Engineers Australia: 91–98. ISBN 9780734053398.

External links

Media related to Aso, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons

Aso City official website (in Japanese)

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[1] "Official website of Aso City" (in Japanese). Japan: Aso City. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[2] Okamura, Maya; Minagawa, Tomoko (2016). "Historical and Physical Evaluation of Floodplain Habitats in The River Channel of the Kikuchi River Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine" (PDF). 11th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE 2016). Engineers Australia: 91–98. ISBN 9780734053398.