Shintone, Ibaraki
was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Population As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,434 and a population density of 350.84 persons per km². The total area was 29.74 km². Geography Shintone was located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture. Crossed from west to east by the Shintone River (新利根川). The Ono River (小野川) was on the northern border and Hachiku River (破竹川) on the southwest border. Its adjacent municipalities were Ryūgasaki City, Edosaki Town, Azuma Town and Kawachi Town. History April 1, 1955, Nemoto Village, Shibasaki Village, and Ōta Village merged to form Shintone Village. April 1, 1982, Japan National Route 408 is enacted. June 1, 1996, the town system is enforced and becomes Shintone Town. March 22, 2005, Shintone, along with the towns of Azuma and Edosaki, and the village of Sakuragawa (all from Inashiki District), was merged to create the city of Inashiki and no longer exists as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Towns In Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_4 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Inashiki, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 39,127 in 14,733 households and a population density of 191 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 37.1%. The total area of the city is . Geography Inashiki is located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, bordered by Lake Kasumigaura to the north and Chiba Prefecture to the south. It is approximately 70 kilometers northeast of Tokyo. Rivers Crossed by Ono River (小野川) and Shintone River (新利根川), which flow into the Kasumigaura. Bordead by the Hachiku River (破竹川) on the southwest, Tone River (利根川) on the southeast, and Yokotone River (横利根川) on the east. Hachiku pours its waters into the Shintone River, Yokotone into the Tone River, and the Tone River at the end of its course empties into the Ocean Pacific. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Itako * Ryūgasaki * Ami *Miho * Kawachi Chiba Prefecture * Katori *Kōzaki Cli ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sakuragawa, Ibaraki (village)
was a village located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2005, the village had an estimated population of 7,075 and a population density of 207.42 persons per km². The total area was 34.11 km². On March 22, 2005, Sakuragawa, along with the towns of Azuma, Edosaki and Shintone (all from Inashiki District), was merged to create the city of Inashiki 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 links Official website of Inashiki city Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibaraki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edosaki, Ibaraki
was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 20,030 and a population density of 379.21 per km². The total area was 52.82 km². On March 22, 2005, Edosaki and the towns of Azuma and Shintone, and the village of Sakuragawa (all from Inashiki District), were merged to create the city of Inashiki 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 links Official website of Inashiki city Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibaraki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Azuma, Ibaraki
was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,703 and a population density of 206.72 persons per km². The total area was 61.45 km². On March 22, 2005, Azuma, along with the towns of Edosaki and Shintone, and the village of Sakuragawa (all from Inashiki District), was merged to create the city of Inashiki 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 links Official website of Inashiki city Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibaraki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japan National Route 408
National Route 408 is a national highway of Japan connecting the cities of Narita, Chiba and Takanezawa, Tochigi, with a total length of 116.9 km (72.64 mi). References 408 __NOTOC__ Year 408 (Roman numerals, CDVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Bassus and Philippus (or, less frequentl ... Roads in Chiba Prefecture Roads in Ibaraki Prefecture Roads in Tochigi Prefecture {{Japan-road-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kawachi, Ibaraki
260px, Joso Bridge across the Tone River at Kawachi is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 8,298 in 2986 households and a population density of 183 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 39.5%. The total area of the city is . Geography Located in extreme southern Ibaraki Prefecture bordering Chiba Prefecture, Kawachi is long and narrow east-west, and bordered by the Tone River and Shin-Tone River. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Ryūgasaki * Inashiki * Tone Chiba Prefecture * Narita * Sakae * Kōzaki Climate Kawachi has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kawachi is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1376 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,218 in 32,714 households and a population density of 970 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 29.4%. The total area of the city is . Geography Ryūgasaki is located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, in the low-lying flatlands south of Lake Kasumigaura. The Kokai River runs through the western part of the city, and the basin is dotted with tributaries and lakes. Lake Ushiku, despite its name, is entirely within the city of Ryūgasaki. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Ushiku * Tsukuba * Inashiki * Toride * Tsukubamirai * Kawachi * Tone Climate Ryūgasaki has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ryūgasaki is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. In simple terms, population density refers to the number of people living in an area per square kilometre, or other unit of land area. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usuall ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |