Tatsuno, Hyōgo

Japanese Name: たつの市
Prefecture: Hyōgo
Population: 80,988
Area: 210.93:
Longitude 134.5453598
Latitude 34.8578626
Homepage: http://www.city.tatsuno.lg.jp/

Tatsuno, Hyōgo

Tatsuno (たつの市, Tatsuno-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1951.

On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ibogawa, Mitsu and Shingū (all from Ibo District) were merged into Tatsuno. To reflect the new character of the city, the kanji characters in the city's name were changed from 龍野市 to たつの市.

As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 81,087, with 29,212 households and a population density of 384.43 persons per km². The total area is 210.93 km².