Kyowa, Ibaraki
Encyclopedia
Kyōwa was a town
located in Makabe District
, Ibaraki
, Japan
.
On March 28, 2005 Kyōwa was merged the towns of Akeno
and Sekijō
, all from Makabe District
, and the old city of Shimodate
, to form the new city of Chikusei
and no longer exists as an independent municipality
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 16,814 and a density
of 463.96 persons per km². The total area was 36.24 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 Makabe District
Makabe District, Ibaraki
Makabe was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of the Chikusei merger, but with 2003 population data, the district had an estimated population of 26,699 and a density of 288 persons per km²...
, 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...
.
On March 28, 2005 Kyōwa was merged the towns of Akeno
Akeno, Ibaraki
Akeno was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Akeno was merged with the towns of Kyōwa and Sekijō, all from Makabe District, and the old city of Shimodate, to form the new city of Chikusei...
and Sekijō
Sekijo, Ibaraki
Sekijō was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Sekijō was merged the towns of Akeno and Kyōwa, all from Makabe District, and the old city of Shimodate, to form the new city of Chikusei and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...
, all from Makabe District
Makabe District, Ibaraki
Makabe was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of the Chikusei merger, but with 2003 population data, the district had an estimated population of 26,699 and a density of 288 persons per km²...
, and the old city of Shimodate
Shimodate, Ibaraki
Shimodate was a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Shimodate was merged the towns of Akeno, Kyōwa and Sekijō, all from Makabe District, to form the new city of Chikusei. As of this merger, Shimodate no longer exists....
, to form the new city of Chikusei
Chikusei, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. The city was founded March 28, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Akeno, Kyōwa and Sekijō, and the old city of Shimodate, all from the Makabe District, ....
and no longer exists as an independent municipality
Municipalities of Japan
Japan has three levels of government: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns, villages and special wards...
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As of 2003, the town had 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 16,814 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 463.96 persons per km². The total area was 36.24 km².
External links
- Official website of Chikusei in Japanese