Sashima, Ibaraki
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Sashima was a town
located in Sashima District
, Ibaraki
, Japan
.
On March 22, 2005 Sashima was merged with the old city of Iwai
, to form the new city of Bandō
and no longer exists as an independent municipality
.
, the town had an estimated population
of 15,145 and a density
of 466.57 persons per km2. The total area was 32.46 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 Sashima District
Sashima District, Ibaraki
Sashima is a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.Following the Bandō merger but with 2004 population data, the district has an estimated population of 125,153 and a density of 726 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...
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On March 22, 2005 Sashima was merged with the old city of Iwai
Iwai, Ibaraki
Iwai was a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Iwai was merged with the town of Sashima, from Sashima District, to form the new city of Bandō. As of this merger, Iwai no longer exists....
, to form the new city of Bandō
Bando, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.The city was formed on 22 March 2005 from the merger of the old city of Iwai and the town of Sashima, from Sashima 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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, 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 15,145 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 466.57 persons per km2. The total area was 32.46 km2.