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Yao (八尾市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 273,662 and the density of 6,561.06 persons per km². The total area is 41.71 km².
Yao is home to a general aviation airport, Yao Airport.
The city was founded on April 1, 1948.
The Yao nationality (瑶族) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.
The Yao or waYao are a major nationality in both Malawi and Mozambique. The nationality's traditional homeland is between the Rovuma and [[Lugenda Rivers] in northern Mozambique. The Yao moved into what is now the southern region of Malawi around the 1830's, when they were active as slave traders for the Swahili Arab slave traders on the coast of Mozambique. Rich in culture, tradition and music, the Yao are primarily Muslim, and count among their famous progeny the current President of the Republic of Malawi, Bakili Muluzi.
Yao can be the transliteration of Chinese family names 姚,銚,么 etc.
Yao (堯) is a king in ancient Chinese mythology.
See also: Sanhuangwudi
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