Kume District, Okayama
Encyclopedia
Kume is a district
located in Okayama
, Japan
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As of 2003, the district has an estimated population
of 30,640 and a density
of 79.56 persons per km². The total area is 385.14 km².
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in Okayama
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...
, 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 district 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 30,640 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 79.56 persons per km². The total area is 385.14 km².
Merger
- On February 28, 2005, the town of KumeKume, Okayamawas a town located in Kume District, Okayama, Japan.On February 28, 2005 Kume, along with the town of Kamo, the village of Aba, both from Tomata District, and the town of Shōboku, from Katsuta District, was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent...
merged into the city of TsuyamaTsuyama, Okayamais a city located in Okayama, Japan.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 89,974 and the density of 484.43 persons per km². The total area was 185.73 km²...
. - On March 22, 2005, the towns of ChūōChuo, Okayamawas a town located in Kume District, Okayama, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Chūō was merged with the towns of Asahi and Yanahara, all from Kume District, to form the new town of Misaki....
, AsahiAsahi, Okayamawas a town located in Kume District, Okayama, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Asahi was merged with the towns of Chūō and Yanahara, all from Kume District, to form the new town of Misaki....
, and YanaharaYanahara, Okayamawas a town located in Kume District, Okayama, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Yanahara was merged with the towns of Asahi and Chūō, all from Kume District, to form the new town of Misaki....
merged to form the new town of MisakiMisaki, Okayamais a town located in Kume District, Okayama, Japan.As of March 1, 2004, the town has an estimated population of 17,776 and a density of 76.57 persons per km². The total area is 232.15 km²....
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