Chikushino, Fukuoka
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Fukuoka
, Japan
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Bordering on Dazaifu, Chikushino is essentially a southern suburb of Fukuoka City. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population
of 100,397. The total area is 87.78 km². The Tenjin Ōmuta Line
runs through Chikushino at Murasaki Station (opened 2010) and Asakuragaidō Station
.
The city was founded on April 1, 1972.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in Fukuoka
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...
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Bordering on Dazaifu, Chikushino is essentially a southern suburb of Fukuoka City. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 100,397. The total area is 87.78 km². The Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Tenjin Omuta Line
The is a heavy rail line in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan, being the main line of a Japanese private railway company Nishi-Nippon Railroad . The line is from Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, stretching south to Ōmuta Station in Ōmuta...
runs through Chikushino at Murasaki Station (opened 2010) and Asakuragaidō Station
Asakuragaido Station
is a train station located in Chikushino, Fukuoka.-Platforms:-History:*April 12, 1924: Opening of the station*September 22, 1942: New operator of the station is West Japan Railway*March 1, 1969: Express trains stop at this station...
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The city was founded on April 1, 1972.
External links
- Chikushino official website in Japanese