Showa, Saitama
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was a town
located in Kitakatsushika District
, Saitama
, Japan
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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 37,047 and a density
of 1,316.06 persons per km². The total area was 28.15 km².
On October 1, 2005 Shōwa was merged into the expanded city of Kasukabe
.
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 Kitakatsushika District
Kitakatsushika District, Saitama
is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of July 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 77,583 and a population density of 1,680 persons per km²...
, Saitama
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, 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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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 37,047 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 1,316.06 persons per km². The total area was 28.15 km².
On October 1, 2005 Shōwa was merged into the expanded city of Kasukabe
Kasukabe, Saitama
is a city in eastern Saitama, Japan, approximately north of Tokyo. It was formerly located in Kitakatsushika and Minamisaitama districts. Kasukabe once prospered as part of the Nikkō Kaidō highway, an important trade route that linked Edo with Nikkō.-Overview:...
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