Iwase, Fukushima
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was a village
located in Iwase District
, Fukushima
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
of 5,993 and a density
of 93.31 persons per km². The total area was 64.23 km².
On April 1, 2005 Iwase, along with the town of Naganuma
, was merged into the city of Sukagawa
.
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Iwase District
Iwase District, Fukushima
is a district located in Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 31,847 and a density of 83.50 persons per km². The total area is 381.38 km².-Merger:...
, Fukushima
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu 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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As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
Population
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of 5,993 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 93.31 persons per km². The total area was 64.23 km².
On April 1, 2005 Iwase, along with the town of Naganuma
Naganuma, Fukushima
was a former town located in Iwase District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,455 and a density of 106.98 persons per km². The total area was 60.34 km²....
, was merged into the city of Sukagawa
Sukagawa, Fukushima
is a city located in the center of Fukushima, Japan. It is famous for both its peony garden , a national scenic beauty, and its torch festival which has been hereditary for over 400 years....
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