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425:Geography
353:City Hall
264:UTC+09:00
259:Time zone
1490:Toyosato
1410:Nagahama
1405:Moriyama
1232:29 April
1003:Okishima
936:Lombardy
902:Michigan
474:(Köppen
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1532:Kanzaki
1400:Maibara
1395:Kusatsu
1332:capital
1070:西国三十三箇所
1046:西国三十三箇所
915:Miryang
798:Highway
749:JR West
739:Railway
718:Economy
710:of the
656:and an
618:Tōsandō
616:on the
600:History
466:Climate
311:Symbols
293:Website
179:Country
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1542:Kurita
1380:Hikone
1368:Cities
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759:Azuchi
688:Azuchi
674:Yahata
636:built
590:81,122
579:81,738
568:78,669
557:77,730
549:+35.7%
546:70,772
535:52,171
524:52,756
513:54,461
338:Sakura
334:Azalea
324:Salvia
320:Flower
245:82,233
193:Kansai
188:Region
1552:Shiga
1451:Aishō
1420:Rittō
1390:Konan
683:kanji
593:−0.8%
587:2020
582:+3.9%
576:2010
571:+1.2%
565:2000
560:+9.8%
554:1990
543:1980
538:−1.1%
532:1970
527:−3.1%
521:1960
510:1950
411:Japan
401:is a
388:近江八幡市
182:Japan
40:近江八幡市
1562:Yasu
1537:Kōka
1521:West
1519:and
1517:East
1513:Azai
1485:Taga
1480:Kōra
1468:Ryūō
1463:Hino
1430:Yasu
1385:Kōka
1350:Ōtsu
1327:Ōtsu
1234:2011
1212:2011
841:edit
788:Musa
499:Pop.
495:Year
460:Ryūō
455:Yasu
403:city
330:Tree
224:Area
89:Seal
79:Flag
51:City
1527:Ika
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