Awano, Tochigi
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Awano was a town
located in Kamitsuga District
, Tochigi
, Japan
.
On January 1, 2006 Awano was merged into the city of Kanuma
.
As of , the town has an estimated population
of 10,278 and a density
of 57.96 persons per km.² The total area is 177.32 km.²
The town is part of a Sister City program with Grand Forks, North Dakota
in the United States
. Each fall, a delegation of Japanese Students visits Grand Forks and stays with a host student. In the spring of the following year, the American
students stay with their Japanese
host brother or sister in Awano. This program began in 1994, and led to the eventual Sister City program with Grand Forks.
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 Kamitsuga District
Kamitsuga District, Tochigi
was a district located in Tochigi, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 20,718 and a density of 52.44 persons per km². The total area was 395.11 km².-Towns and villages:*Ashio*Awano*Nishikata-Mergers:...
, Tochigi
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
On January 1, 2006 Awano was merged into the city of Kanuma
Kanuma, Tochigi
is a city located in Tochigi, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 102,825 and the density of 210 persons per km². The total area is 490.62 km²...
.
As of , the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 10,278 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 57.96 persons per km.² The total area is 177.32 km.²
The town is part of a Sister City program with Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Each fall, a delegation of Japanese Students visits Grand Forks and stays with a host student. In the spring of the following year, the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
students stay with their Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
host brother or sister in Awano. This program began in 1994, and led to the eventual Sister City program with Grand Forks.