Akeno was a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Makabe District

Makabe District, Ibaraki

Makabe was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of the Chikusei merger, but with 2003 population data, the district had an estimated population of 26,699 and a density of 288 persons per km²...

, Ibaraki

Ibaraki Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...

, Japan

Japan

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On March 28, 2005 Akeno was merged with the towns of Kyōwa

Kyowa, Ibaraki

Kyōwa was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Kyōwa was merged the towns of Akeno and Sekijō, all from Makabe District, and the old city of Shimodate, to form the new city of Chikusei and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...

 and Sekijō

Sekijo, Ibaraki

Sekijō was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Sekijō was merged the towns of Akeno and Kyōwa, all from Makabe District, and the old city of Shimodate, to form the new city of Chikusei and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...

, all from Makabe District

Makabe District, Ibaraki

Makabe was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of the Chikusei merger, but with 2003 population data, the district had an estimated population of 26,699 and a density of 288 persons per km²...

, and the old city of Shimodate

Shimodate, Ibaraki

Shimodate was a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Shimodate was merged the towns of Akeno, Kyōwa and Sekijō, all from Makabe District, to form the new city of Chikusei. As of this merger, Shimodate no longer exists....

, to form the new city of Chikusei

Chikusei, Ibaraki

is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. The city was founded March 28, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Akeno, Kyōwa and Sekijō, and the old city of Shimodate, all from the Makabe District, ....

. Akeno no longer exists as an independent municipality

Municipalities of Japan

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 17,377 and a density

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 of 359.40 persons per km². The total area was 48.35 km².

The area previously known as Akeno has five Elementary schools

Primary education

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 (Murata, Omura, Nagasa, Toba and Ueno), one Junior high school

Middle school

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 and one High School

High school

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. Points of interest include the local Genkikan, a flower park, and nearby Mount Tsukuba

Mount Tsukuba

Mount Tsukuba is an mountain located near Tsukuba, Japan. It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well-known for its double peaks, Nyotai-san and Nantai-san . Many people climb the so-called "purple mountain" every year for the panoramic view of the Kantō plain from the...

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