Sasayama, Hyōgo

Japanese Name: 篠山市
Prefecture: Hyōgo
Population: 44,345
Area: 377.61:
Longitude 135.2190508
Latitude 35.0756607
Homepage: http://www.city.sasayama.hyogo.jp/

Sasayama, Hyōgo

Sasayama (篠山市, Sasayama-shi) is a city in the central eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

The modern city of Sasayama was established on April 1, 1999, from the merger of the former town of Sasayama, absorbing the towns of Konda, Nishiki and Tannan (all from Taki District).

As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 44,717, with 16,702 households and a population density of 118.42 persons per km². The total land area is 377.61 km².