Ishige, Ibaraki
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Ishige was a town
located in Yūki District, Ibaraki
, Japan
.
On January 1, 2006 Ishige was merged into Mitsukaido City and the combined city's name officially became Jōsō
.
In 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 24,960 and a density
of 569.34 persons per km². The total area was 43.84 km².
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 Yūki District, 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
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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On January 1, 2006 Ishige was merged into Mitsukaido City and the combined city's name officially became Jōsō
Joso, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 42,342 and the density of 531.40 persons per km². The total area is 79.68 km².The city was founded as Mitsukaido on July 10, 1954....
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In 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 24,960 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 569.34 persons per km². The total area was 43.84 km².
External links
- Jōsō official website in Japanese