Sonobe | |
Native Name: | 園部町 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Image Blank Emblem: | Emblem of Sonobe, Kyoto (1955–2006).svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansai |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Kyoto Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Funai District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 102.78 |
Population Total: | 16,958 |
Population As Of: | 2003 |
Population Density Km2: | 164.99 |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Merged into |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Nantan, Kyoto, |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
On January 1 2006, Sonobe, along with the towns of Hiyoshi and Yagi (all from Funai District), and the town of Miyama (from Kitakuwada District), was merged to create the city of Nantan.[1]
Sonobe served as the administrative center of Nantan.