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Tamana District, Kumamoto
is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Following the Tamana merger (but with 2003 population estimates), the district has an estimated population of 47,029 and the density of 222 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 211.54 km2. Towns and villages * Gyokutō * Nagasu * Nagomi * Nankan Mergers :''See Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan.'' *On October 3, 2005 the towns of Taimei, Tensui and Yokoshima merged into the expanded city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ... of Tamana. *On March 1, 2006 the towns of Kikusui and Mikawa merged to form the new town of Nagomi. Districts in Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamana District In Kumamoto Prefecture
Tamana may refer to: * Tamana, Kiribati, an island * Tamana, Kumamoto is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of the October 3, 2005 merger (but with 2008 population estimates), the city has an estimated population of 70,530 and a population density of 462 persons ..., a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan * Tamana, Wallis and Futuna, a village See also * Tamana (NGO), an Indian non profit organization * Tamana caves, a cave system in Trinidad and Tobago {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nankan, Kumamoto
is a town in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the town has an estimated population of 9,572 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 140 persons per km². The total area is 68.92 km². The town's main crops are rice and bamboo. References External links *Nankan official website Towns in Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikusui, Kumamoto
was a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 6,523 and a density of 170 persons per km². The total area was 38.27 km². On March 1, 2006, Kikusui, along with the town of Mikawa (also from Tamana District), was merged to create the town of Nagomi 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 Nagomi Dissolved municipalities of Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of . Like other contemporary administrative units, they are defined by the Local Autonomy Law of 1947. City status Article 8 of the Local Autonomy Law sets the following conditions for a municipality to be designated as a city: *Population must generally be 50,000 or greater (原則として人口5万人以上) *At least 60% of households must be established in a central urban area (中心市街地の戸数が全戸数の6割以上) *At least 60% of households must be employed in commerce, industry or other urban occupations (商工業等の都市的業態に従事する世帯人口が全人口の6割以上) *Any other conditions set by prefectural ordinance must be satisfied (他に当該都道府県の条例で定める要件を満たしていること) The designation is approved by the prefectural governor and the Minister for Internal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokoshima, Kumamoto
was a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,687 and the density of 335.52 persons per km². The total area was 16.95 km². On October 3, 2005, Yokoshima, along with the towns of Taimei and Tensui (all from Tamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Tamana 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 Tamana Dissolved municipalities of Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tensui, Kumamoto
was a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,918 and the density of 322.07 persons per km². The total area was 21.48 km². On October 3, 2005, Tensui, along with the towns of Taimei and Yokoshima (all from Tamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Tamana 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 Tamana Dissolved municipalities of Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taimei, Kumamoto
was a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,329 and the density of 628.19 persons per km². The total area was 22.81 km². On October 3, 2005, Taimei, along with the towns of Tensui and Yokoshima (all from Tamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Tamana 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 Tamana Dissolved municipalities of Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merger And Dissolution Of Municipalities Of Japan
can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus. History There have been waves of merger activity between Japanese municipalities. The first merger, known as , had happened in the period from 1888 to 1889, when the modern municipal system was established. Before the mergers, existing municipalities were the direct successors of spontaneous hamlets called , or villages under the han system. The rump han system is still reflected in the postal system for rural areas as postal units called . The mergers slashed ‘natural settlements’ (shizen sh¯uraku) that existed at the time from 71,314 to 15,859 cities, towns and villages, justified at the time by the increased scale and relevance of the resulting respective autonomous governing bodies. The second peak, called , took place over the period from 1953 to 1956. It reduced the number of cities, towns and villages by over half, from 9,868 to 3,472 with purposes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagomi, Kumamoto
is a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The town was formed on March 1, 2006 from the merger of the towns of Kikusui and Mikawa, both from Tamana District. As of October 2016, the town has an approximate population of 10,030 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of about 100 persons per km². The total area is 98.75 km². References External links *Nagomi official website Towns in Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-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] |
Nagasu, Kumamoto
is a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 16,125 and the density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 830 persons per km². The total area is 19.43 km². References External links *Nagasu official website Towns in Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyokutō, Kumamoto
is a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan on the island of Kyushu. As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 5,363 and the density of 220 persons per km². The total area is 24.40 km². The town is served by Konoha railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line. The Hachiman shrine in the town celebrates an annual spring festival on 19 February and an annual autumn festival on 19 November, which involve sumo wrestling, horse chasing, and kagura is a type of Shinto ritual ceremonial dance. The term is a contraction of the phrase , indicating the presence of gods () in the practice. One major function of is , involving a procession-trance process. Usually a female shaman will perfor ... ritual dances. References External links *Gyokutō official website Towns in Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
