Sashima District, Ibaraki
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Sashima is a district
located in Ibaraki
, Japan
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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. The total area is 172.25 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 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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Following the 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....
merger but with 2004 population data, 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 125,153 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 726 persons per km². The total area is 172.25 km².
Mergers
- On March 22, 2005, the town of SashimaSashima, IbarakiSashima 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....
merged with the neighboring city of IwaiIwai, IbarakiIwai 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....
forming the city of BandōBando, Ibarakiis 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....
. - On September 12, 2005, the towns of SanwaSanwa, IbarakiSanwa is a town located in Sashima District, Ibaraki, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 39,220 and a density of 787.87 persons per km². The total area is 49.78 km²....
and SōwaSōwa, Ibarakiwas a town located in Sashima District, Ibaraki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 48,810 and a density of 924.43 persons per km². The total area was 52.80 km²....
merged into the city of KogaKoga, Ibarakiis a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.-Old City of Koga:The city has its origins in the Tokugawa period when a castle was built in the 16th century at the river crossing point and a town sprang up around it. The site of the castle is still visible near Koga 1st elementary school. The modern city was...
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