Yamato, Fukuoka
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was a town
located in Yamato District
, Fukuoka
, Japan
.
On March 21, 2005 Yamato, along with the town of Mitsuhashi
, also from Yamato District
, was merged into the expanded city of Yanagawa
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 16,943 and a density
of 743.77 persons per km². The total area was 22.78 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 Yamato District
Yamato District, Fukuoka
was a district located in Fukuoka, Japan. It was dissolved on January 29, 2007, when its remaining towns merged with Miike District to form the new city of Miyama....
, 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...
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On March 21, 2005 Yamato, along with the town of Mitsuhashi
Mitsuhashi, Fukuoka
was a town located in Yamato District, Fukuoka, Japan.On March 21, 2005 Mitsuhashi, along with the town of Yamato, also from Yamato District, was merged into the expanded city of Yanagawa....
, also from Yamato District
Yamato District, Fukuoka
was a district located in Fukuoka, Japan. It was dissolved on January 29, 2007, when its remaining towns merged with Miike District to form the new city of Miyama....
, was merged into the expanded city of Yanagawa
Yanagawa, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka, Japan.On March 21, 2005 the towns of Yamato and Mitsuhashi, both from Yamato District, were merged into Yanagawa.As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 71,848, with a household number of 24,507, and the population density of 934.55 persons per km²...
.
As of 2003, 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 16,943 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 743.77 persons per km². The total area was 22.78 km².