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Kaho District, Fukuoka
is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2006, the district has an estimated population of 14,648 and a density of 729.85 persons per km2. The total area is 20.07 km2. Towns and villages * Keisen Mergers *On March 26, 2006 the towns of Chikuho, Honami, Kaita and Shōnai merged with the former city of Iizuka to form the new city, also called Iizuka. *On March 27, 2006 the towns of Inatsuki, Kaho and Usui merged with the old city of Yamada to form the new city of Kama ''Kama'' (Sanskrit ) means "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh literature.Monier Williamsकाम, kāmaMonier-Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary, pp 271, see 3rd column Kama often connotes sensual pleasure, sexual .... Districts in Fukuoka Prefecture {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaho District In Fukuoka Prefecture , the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands in the Hawaiian Islands
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Kaho may refer to: Places *Kaho, Burkina Faso, a village in southern Burkina Faso *Kaho District, Fukuoka (嘉穂郡), a district in Fukuoka, Japan *Kaho, Fukuoka (嘉穂町), a town located in Kaho District *4284 Kaho, a main-belt asteroid *Kaho, India, a village in India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh Other uses *Kaho (given name) * Kaho (born 1991), Japanese actress * Kahō, a Japanese era (1094–1096) * Kaho Manufacturing, Japanese company *Simone Kaho (born 1978), New Zealand poet See also *'' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'', a 2000 Bollywood blockbuster movie *Kahoʻolawe Kahoolawe (Hawaiian: ), anglicized as Kahoolawe (), is the smallest of the eight main volcano, volcanic islands in the Hawaiian Islands. Kahoolawe is located about southwest of Maui and also southeast of Lanai, Lānaʻi, and it is long by wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaita, Fukuoka
was a town located in Kaho District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,043 and a density of 424.28 persons per km². The total area was 16.60 km². On March 26, 2006, Kaita, along with the towns of Chikuho, Honami and Shōnai (all from Kaho District), was merged into the expanded city of Iizuka is a city located at the confluence of the Honami and Onga rivers in central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 20, 1932. History Iizuka was an important post-station on the Nagasaki Kaidō during the Edo Era. As Jap .... External links Iizuka official website Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2006 2006 disestablishments in Japan {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamada, Fukuoka
was a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 11,367 and the density of 515.51 persons per km². The total area was 22.05 km². On March 27, 2006, Yamada, along with the towns of Inatsuki, Kaho and Usui (all from Kaho District), was merged to create the city of Kama ''Kama'' (Sanskrit ) means "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh literature.Monier Williamsकाम, kāmaMonier-Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary, pp 271, see 3rd column Kama often connotes sensual pleasure, sexual .... External links Kama official website Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places established in 1954 Populated places disestablished in 2006 2006 disestablishments in Japan {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usui, Fukuoka
was a town located in Kaho District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,287 and a density of 744.02 persons per km2. The total area was 8.45 km2. On March 27, 2006, Usui, along with the city of Yamada, and the towns of Inatsuki and Kaho (all from Kaho District), was merged to create the city of Kama ''Kama'' (Sanskrit ) means "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh literature.Monier Williamsकाम, kāmaMonier-Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary, pp 271, see 3rd column Kama often connotes sensual pleasure, sexual .... External links Kama official website Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2006 2006 disestablishments in Japan Kama, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaho, Fukuoka
was a town located in Kaho District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,965 and a density of 114.09 persons per km². The total area was 87.34 km². On March 27, 2006, Kaho, along with the city of Yamada, and the towns of Inatsuki and Usui (all from Kaho District), was merged to create the city of Kama ''Kama'' (Sanskrit ) means "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh literature.Monier Williamsकाम, kāmaMonier-Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary, pp 271, see 3rd column Kama often connotes sensual pleasure, sexual .... External links Kama official website Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2006 2006 disestablishments in Japan {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inatsuki, Fukuoka
was a town located in Kaho District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 19,535 and a density of 1,126.59 persons per km². The total area was 17.34 km². On March 27, 2006, Inatsuki, along with the city of Yamada, and the towns of Kaho and Usui (all from Kaho District), was merged to create the city of Kama ''Kama'' (Sanskrit ) means "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh literature.Monier Williamsकाम, kāmaMonier-Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary, pp 271, see 3rd column Kama often connotes sensual pleasure, sexual .... External links Kama official website Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2006 2006 disestablishments in Japan Kama, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iizuka, Fukuoka
is a city located at the confluence of the Honami and Onga rivers in central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 20, 1932. History Iizuka was an important post-station on the Nagasaki Kaidō during the Edo Era. As Japan industrialised, Iizuka became the center of the most productive coal fields in Japan located throughout the surrounding Chikuho district. After the end of Second World War there was a large influx of people into the city as it was one of the few areas that offered a large number of jobs in the coal mines and related fields. Since the coal mines closed, Iizuka City has suffered from a consistently declining population base. However, its proximity to both Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City cushioned the effect of the coal industry shutdown and kept the local economy from going into freefall. Now Iizuka has a strong light industrial base and is a center for education and a rapidly expanding IT economy. Geography and demographics On March 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōnai, Fukuoka
was a town located in Kaho District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,980 and a density of 427.40 persons per km2. The total area was 25.69 km2. On March 26, 2006, Shōnai, along with the towns of Chikuho, Honami and Kaita (all from Kaho District), was merged into the expanded city of Iizuka is a city located at the confluence of the Honami and Onga rivers in central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 20, 1932. History Iizuka was an important post-station on the Nagasaki Kaidō during the Edo Era. As Jap .... External links Iizuka official website Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2006 2006 disestablishments in Japan {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honami, Fukuoka
was a town located in Kaho District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 26,268 and a density of 1,041.14 persons per km2. The total area was 25.23 km2. On March 26, 2006, Honami, along with the towns of Chikuho, Kaita and Shōnai (all from Kaho District), was merged into the expanded city of Iizuka is a city located at the confluence of the Honami and Onga rivers in central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 20, 1932. History Iizuka was an important post-station on the Nagasaki Kaidō during the Edo Era. As Jap .... References External links Iizuka official website Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2006 2006 disestablishments in Japan {{Fukuoka-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] |
Chikuho, Fukuoka
was a town located in Kaho District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,009 and a density of 147.16 persons per km². The total area was 74.81 km². On March 26, 2006, Chikuho, along with the towns of Honami, Kaita and Shōnai (all from Kaho District), was merged into the expanded city of Iizuka. Primary and secondary schools The city formerly had a North Korean school, Chikuho Korean Elementary School ( 筑豊朝鮮初級学校).ウリハッキョ一覧 (). Chongryon
The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan,
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Keisen, Fukuoka
is a town located in Kaho District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of April 30, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 13,750 and a density of 690 persons per km². The total area is 20.07 km². Keisen was home to Fukuoka POW Camp in 1944 during World War II. There are many Kofun in Keisen; Ōzuka Kofun, near Keisen Station, is designated as a site of special historic interest (one of only two of its kind in Japan), and has its own museum. Ozuka was built in the 6th century AD as a decorated mound tomb. It was rediscovered in 1934, and the artifacts found inside are now at Kyoto National Museum. It was closed to the public for preservation in 1967, but is now open twice a year. The museum has a full size reconstruction of the tomb with information in Japanese and English. Admittance is 310 yen The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar (US$) and the euro. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
