Shimodate was a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 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

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On March 28, 2005 Shimodate 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...

, Kyōwa

Kyowa, Ibaraki

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...

 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...

, 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, ....

. As of this merger, Shimodate no longer exists.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population

Population

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 of 64,467 and the density

Population density

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 of 747.44 persons per km². The total area was 86.25 km².

The city was founded on March 15, 1954, centered around Shimodate Station

Shimodate Station

is a train station in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.- Lines :*East Japan Railway Company**Mito Line*Mooka Railway**Mooka Line*Kantō Railway**Jōsō Line- Adjacent stations :...

 on the JR Mito Line

Mito Line

The is a railway line between Oyama Station in Tochigi Prefecture and Tomobe Station in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The line is long and is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company .- Station list :* All trains stop at every station....

. It is also the southern terminus of the Mooka Line (ex-JR, transferred to private ownership 1988) and the northern terminus of the Kanto Railway

Kanto Railway

is a private Japanese railway company, which operates two unconnected lines in Ibaraki prefecture. The company is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway....

 Jōsō Line

Joso Line

The is a railway line operated by the Kanto Railway in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. It is a diesel operated line which runs from Toride to Shimodate....

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External links

• Official website of Chikusei in Japanese
• Official website of Shimodate in Japanese