Higashikagawa, Kagawa
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Kagawa
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population
of 36,988 and a population density
of 241.45 persons per km². The total area is 153.19 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 2003 and is the merger of three towns from the eastern part of the former Ōkawa District
: Hiketa, Ōchi and Shirotori. Ōkawa District was dissolved as a result of the formation of Higashikagawa.
Higashikagawa is famed for its wasanbon
production.
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 Kagawa
Kagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.- History :Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture.-Battle of Yashima:...
, 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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As of 2003, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 36,988 and a population 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 241.45 persons per km². The total area is 153.19 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 2003 and is the merger of three towns from the eastern part of the former Ōkawa District
Okawa District, Kagawa
was a district in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Currently, the area represents now two new cities:*Sanuki, Kagawa - western part that was founded on April 1, 2002, consisting the merger of the towns of Ōkawa, Nagao, Sangawa Shido and Tsuda...
: Hiketa, Ōchi and Shirotori. Ōkawa District was dissolved as a result of the formation of Higashikagawa.
Higashikagawa is famed for its wasanbon
Wasanbon
Wasanbon is a fine-grained Japanese sugar, traditionally made in the Shikoku prefectures Tokushima and Kagawa. The sugar is often used for Japanese sweets . The sugar is made from thin sugarcane plants grown locally in Shikoku, called taketō or chikusha ....
production.