Tanabe, Wakayama

Tanabe 田辺市
City
Left:Kumano Hongū Taisha, Kumano Festival, held on every July, Statue of Musashibō-Benkei, Right:Kizetsu Gorge, Ryūjin Spa (all item for above to bottom)
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Location of Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture
Tanabe Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°44′N 135°23′E / 33.733°N 135.383°E / 33.733; 135.383
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Wakayama
First official recorded	27 BC
City settled	May 20, 1942
Government
• Mayor	Mitsutoshi Manago
Area
• Total	1,026.91 km2 (396.49 sq mi)
Population  (November 1, 2021)
• Total	70,972
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1 Shin'yashikimachi, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama-ken 646-8545
Climate	Cfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Japanese white-eye
Flower	Ume
Tree	Ubamegashi (Quercus phillyraeoides)

Tanabe (Japanese: 田辺市, Tanabe-shi, pronounced [tanabe ɕi]) is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2021^[update], the city had an estimated population of 70,972 in 35,076 households and a population density of 69 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the city is 1,026.91 square kilometres (396.49 sq mi). Tanabe is the second most populous city in Wakayama, and the largest in the Kansai region of Japan in terms of area.