Yoshinogawa, Tokushima
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Tokushima
, Japan
.
As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 44,726 with 17,573 households
and a density
of 307.07 persons per km². The total area is 144.19 km².
The city was founded on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the four municipalities from the former Oe District
(dissolved by this action): Kamojima
, Kawashima
and Yamakawa
, and the village of Misato
.
The eponymous Yoshino River
forms the northern border of the city.
Cities of Japan
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located in Tokushima
Tokushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is the city of Tokushima.- Tokushima Prefecture and Myodo Prefecture :Long ago, Tokushima City belonged to a region known as Myōdō-gun...
, 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...
.
As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 44,726 with 17,573 households
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
and a density
Population density
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of 307.07 persons per km². The total area is 144.19 km².
The city was founded on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the four municipalities from the former Oe District
Oe District, Tokushima
was a district located in Tokushima, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 46,231 and a density of 320.63 persons per km². The total area is 144.19 km²....
(dissolved by this action): Kamojima
Kamojima, Tokushima
was a town located in Oe District, Tokushima, Japan.On October 1, 2004 Kamojima was merged with the towns of Kawashima and Yamakawa, and the village of Misato, all from Oe District, to form the new city of Yoshinogawa....
, Kawashima
Kawashima, Tokushima
was a town located in Oe District, Tokushima, Japan.On October 1, 2004 Kawashima was merged with the towns of Kamojima and Yamakawa, and the village of Misato, all from Oe District, to form the new city of Yoshinogawa....
and Yamakawa
Yamakawa, Tokushima
was a town located in Oe District, Tokushima, Japan.On October 1, 2004 Yamakawa was merged with the towns of Kamojima and Kawashima, and the village of Misato, all from Oe District, to form the new city of Yoshinogawa....
, and the village of Misato
Misato, Tokushima
was a village located in the former Oe District, Tokushima, Japan.On October 1, 2004 Misato was merged with the towns of Kamojima, Kawashima and Yamakawa, all from Oe District, to form the new city of Yoshinogawa....
.
The eponymous Yoshino River
Yoshino River
The Yoshino River is a river on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is 194 km long and has a watershed of 3,750 km². It is the second longest river in Shikoku , and is the only river whose watershed spreads over the four prefectures of the island.It is regarded as one of the three greatest rivers of...
forms the northern border of the city.
External links
- Yoshinogawa official website in Japanese