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Kumage District, Yamaguchi
is a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 42,778 and a density of 282.12 persons per km2. The total area is 151.63 km2. Towns and villages *Hirao *Kaminoseki *Tabuse Mergers *On April 21, 2003, the town of Kumage merged with the town of Kano, from Tsuno District, and the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō, to form the city of Shūnan. *On October 4, 2004, the town of Yamato was merged into the city of Hikari may refer to: Places *Hikari Station, a station on Sanyō Main Line in Hikari, Yamaguchi * Hikari, Chiba, a former town in Sousa District, Chiba, Japan *Hikari, Yamaguchi, a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan People *Hikari (name), people and .... Districts in Yamaguchi Prefecture Hikari, Yamaguchi {{Yamaguchi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumage District In Yamaguchi Prefecture , Japan
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Kumage District may refer to: * Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan * Kumage District, Yamaguchi is a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 42,778 and a density of 282.12 persons per km2. The total area is 151.63 km2. Towns and villages *Hirao *Kaminoseki *Tabuse Merg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kano, Yamaguchi
was a town located in Tsuno District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. On April 21, 2003, Kano, along with the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō, and the town of Kumage (from Kumage District), was merged to create the city of Shūnan is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 143,959 and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 656.13 km2. The modern city of Shūna .... External linksShūnan official website Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture Shūnan, Yamaguchi {{Yamaguchi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikari, Yamaguchi
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1943. It was reorganised with different borders on July 1, 1955, and October 4, 2004. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 51,040, and a population density of 560 persons per square kilometer (1,450.4 persons per square mile). The total area is . The name Hikari itself means "brilliance" or "light" in Japanese. It is connected by railroad with a train station and route 188. Hikari is bounded with Yanai, Kudamatsu, Shunan, Iwakuni and Tabuse in the Kumage District. On October 4, 2004, the town of Yamato (from Kumage District) was merged into Hikari. History Municipal timeline *October 1, 1940: The town of Shunan was renamed Hikari. *April 1, 1943: The town merged with the town of Murozumi to form the city of Hikari (1st generation). *July 1, 1955: The city (1st generation) merged with the village of Suō to form the new city of Hikari (2nd generation). *April 10, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamato, Yamaguchi
was a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Yamato was established as a village in 1943, and promoted to a town in 1971. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,057 and a density of 251.08 persons per km2. The total area was 32.09 km2. On October 4, 2004, Yamato was merged into the expanded city of Hikari and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External linksYamato official website of Hikari city(in Japanese) Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture {{Yamaguchi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinnan'yō, Yamaguchi
was a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. On April 21, 2003, Shinnan'yō, along with the city of Tokuyama, the town of Kumage (from Kumage District), and the town of Kano (from Tsuno District), was merged to create the city of Shūnan is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 143,959 and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 656.13 km2. The modern city of Shūna .... External linksShūnan official website Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture Shūnan, Yamaguchi {{Yamaguchi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokuyama, Yamaguchi
was a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. On April 21, 2003, Tokuyama, along with the city of Shinnan'yō, the town of Kumage (from Kumage District), and the town of Kano (from Tsuno District), was merged to create the city of Shūnan. The city had a population of about 150,000 people. Its location along the Sanyō Shinkansen made for easy access to nearby cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka. Hikari holds a sizable beach. Education The city previously had a North Korean school, Tokuyama Korean Elementary and Junior High School ( 徳山朝鮮初中級学校). " Chongryon
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Tsuno District, Yamaguchi
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Towns and villages * Kano, Yamaguchi, Kano Merger * On April 21, 2003 - The town of Kano, Yamaguchi, Kano, along with the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō, Yamaguchi, Shinnan'yō, and the town of Kumage, Yamaguchi, Kumage (from Kumage District, Yamaguchi, Kumage District), was merged to create the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi, Shūnan. Tsuno District was dissolved as a result of this merger. See also *List of dissolved districts of Japan Former districts of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Tsuno District Shūnan, Yamaguchi {{Yamaguchi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumage, Yamaguchi
was a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. On April 21, 2003, Kumage, along with the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō, and the town of Kano (from Tsuno District), was merged to create the city of Shūnan is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 143,959 and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 656.13 km2. The modern city of Shūna .... External linksShūnan official website Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture Shūnan, Yamaguchi {{Yamaguchi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabuse
is a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. In 2016, the town had an estimated population of 15,200 and a density of 300 persons per km². The total area is 50.35 km². In 2018, a civil servant reported property tax misconduct by the mayor of Tabuse and the head of the tax collection management agency. Geography Neighbouring municipalities * Hikari * Iwakuni * Yanai * Hirao Transportation Railway * JR West ** San'yō Main Line: Tabuse Station Highway * Japan National Route 188 Notable residents * Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960 * Kitamura Sayo, founder of Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō * Eisaku Satō was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1964 to 1972. He is the third-longest serving Prime Minister, and ranks second in longest uninterrupted service as Prime Minister. Satō entered the National Diet in 1949 as a membe ..., Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972 and younger brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaminoseki
is a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2022, the town has an estimated population of 2,193 and a density of . The total area is . Geography Islands * Iwaishima * Yashima * Nagashima Neighbouring municipalities * Yanai * Hirao Transportation Kaminoseki does not have any train stations, the closest one being Yanai Station is a railway station in Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Yanai Station is served by the Sanyō Main Line. See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of t ..., which is located about 20 kilometers from the town. References External links * (in Japanese) Towns in Yamaguchi Prefecture {{Yamaguchi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
