Hashimoto, Wakayama

Japanese Name: 橋本市
Prefecture: Wakayama
Population: 67,505
Area: 130.31:
Longitude 135.6052962
Latitude 34.3150526
Homepage: http://www.city.hashimoto.wakayama.jp/

Hashimoto, Wakayama

Hashimoto (橋本市, Hashimoto-shi) is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 1, 1955.

As of March 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 67,494 and a population density of 518 persons per km². The total area is 130.31 km².

On March 1, 2006, the town of Kōyaguchi (from Ito District) was merged into Hashimoto.

Its sister city is Rohnert Park, California.