It reads たなべし — Tanabe Shi.
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Tanabe is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2021, the city had an estimated population of 70,972 in 35,076 households and a population density of 69 persons per km2. 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.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Tanabe.
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田辺市 is read たなべし (Tanabe Shi). It is a city in Wakayama Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Tanabe has a population of 68,986 across 1027 km², making it the 384th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 2nd largest of the 29 in Wakayama.
The closest municipalities to Tanabe are Kamitonda Cho (6 km), Minabe Cho (7 km), Inami Cho (18 km).