Chikugo, Fukuoka
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Fukuoka prefecture
, Japan
.
As of May 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 48,808 with 17,322 household
s and a population density
of 1,166.26 persons per km². The total area is 41.85 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
and one station on the Kyūshū Shinkansen
.
Cities of Japan
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located in Fukuoka prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
, 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...
.
As of May 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 48,808 with 17,322 household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
s and a population density
Population density
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of 1,166.26 persons per km². The total area is 41.85 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
Transportation
It has three stations on the Kagoshima Main LineKagoshima Main Line
The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company between Mojikō in Kitakyūshū, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu...
and one station on the Kyūshū Shinkansen
Kyushu Shinkansen
The ' is a Japanese high-speed railway line between the Japanese cities of Fukuoka and Kagoshima in Kyushu, running parallel to the existing Kagoshima Main Line and operated by the Kyushu Railway Company . The southern 127 km opened on 13 March 2004...
.