Ogori, Fukuoka
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is a city
located in Fukuoka
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population
of 56,821 and the density
of 1,248.81 persons per km². The total area is 45.50 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1972.
It is bounded by Kurume
to the south, Saga prefecture
to the east, Chikushino to the north, and Chikuzen
, Tachiarai
and what used to be Kitano
to the west.
It has a station on the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line
.
Cities of Japan
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located in Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
, 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...
.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 56,821 and the density
Population density
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of 1,248.81 persons per km². The total area is 45.50 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1972.
It is bounded by Kurume
Kurume, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.The city has an estimated population of 303,277 and a population density of 1,319.51 persons per km²...
to the south, Saga prefecture
Saga Prefecture
is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...
to the east, Chikushino to the north, and Chikuzen
Chikuzen, Fukuoka
is a town located in Asakura District, Fukuoka, Japan.As of May 1, 2005, the town has an estimated population of 29,369 and a density of 437 persons per km². The total area is 67.18 km²....
, Tachiarai
Tachiarai, Fukuoka
is a town located in Mii District, Fukuoka, Japan.As of 2003, it has an estimated population of 15,323 and a density of 671.18 persons per km². The total area is 22.83 km².Tachiarai is divided into three neighborhoods: Ozeki, Hongō and Kikuchi...
and what used to be Kitano
Kitano, Fukuoka
was a town located in Mii District, Fukuoka, Japan.On February 5, 2005 Kitano, along with the towns of Jōjima and Mizuma, both from Mizuma District, and the town of Tanushimaru, from Ukiha District, was merged into the expanded city of Kurume and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As...
to the west.
It has a station on the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Tenjin Omuta Line
The is a heavy rail line in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan, being the main line of a Japanese private railway company Nishi-Nippon Railroad . The line is from Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, stretching south to Ōmuta Station in Ōmuta...
.
Famous residents
- Yukichi ChuganjiYukichi Chuganjiwas a Japanese supercentenarian and "...was recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest man..." in Japan until his death at age 114 years 189 days....
(world's oldest man, 114) - Shitsu NakanoShitsu Nakanowas the fourth-oldest living person in the world and the oldest living person in Japan, following the death of the then oldest living recognized person Yone Minagawa six days earlier. She died of natural causes in a home for the elderly in Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture...
(Japan's oldest person, 113)