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Yamato District, Fukuoka
was a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 64,913 and a density of 625.49 persons per km2. The total area was 103.78 km2. Former towns and villages * Setaka * Yamakawa Merger *On March 21, 2005 - the towns of Mitsuhashi and Yamato were merged into the expanded city of Yanagawa. *On January 29, 2007 - the towns of Setaka and Yamakawa, along with the town of Takata (from Miike District was a Districts of Japan, district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 14,525 and a population density, density of 354.18 persons per km2. The total area was 41.01 km2. Former tow ...), were merged to create the city of Miyama. Yamato District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Fukuoka Prefecture {{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] |
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea. History Fukuoka Prefecture includes the Old provinces of Japan, former provinces of Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, and Buzen Province, Buzen. Shrines and temples Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Setaka, Fukuoka
was a town located in Yamato District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 24,221 and a density of 641.96 persons per km². The total area was 37.73 km². On January 29, 2007, Setaka, along with the town of Yamakawa (also from the Yamato District), and the town of Takata (from the Miike District), were merged to create the city of Miyama. In 2006, the Setaka Town Assembly proposed inviting universities to consider establishing a campus in the town and asked for comments from the town's residents. One group of residents submitted a deposition asking that only universities that ''did not'' allow foreign student enrollment be allowed to open a campus in Setaka. The deposition was accepted by the town assembly without debate.Flynn, Chris, "Town opts for isolation policy," ''The Japan Times'', January 17, 2007, p. 16. Notable Person from Setaka * Jun'ichi Yoda - poet * Makoto Koga is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamakawa, Fukuoka
was a town located in Yamato District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,522 and a density of 209.33 persons per km². The total area was 26.38 km². On January 29, 2007, Yamakawa, along with the town of Setaka (also from Yamato District), and the town of Takata (from Miike District was a Districts of Japan, district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 14,525 and a population density, density of 354.18 persons per km2. The total area was 41.01 km2. Former tow ...), was merged to create the city of Miyama. External linksMiyama official website (some English content) Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2007 {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuhashi, Fukuoka
was a town located in Yamato District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 18,227 and a density of 1,079.16 persons per km². The total area was 16.89 km². On March 21, 2005, Mitsuhashi, along with the town of Yamato (also from Yamato District), was merged into the expanded city of Yanagawa is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 71,848, with 24,507 households and a population density of 934.55 persons per km². The total area is 76.88 km². On March 21, .... External links Yanagawa official website Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2005 2005 disestablishments in Japan {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamato, Fukuoka
was a town located in Yamato District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 16,943 and a density of 743.77 persons per km². The total area was 22.78 km². On March 21, 2005, Yamato, along with the town of Mitsuhashi (also from Yamato District), was merged into the expanded city of Yanagawa is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 71,848, with 24,507 households and a population density of 934.55 persons per km². The total area is 76.88 km². On March 21, .... History The town was established as a village in 1907, and promoted to a town in 1952. External links Yanagawa official website Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places established in 1907 Populated places disestablished in 2005 2005 disestablishments in Japan {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanagawa, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 71,848, with 24,507 households and a population density of 934.55 persons per km². The total area is 76.88 km². On March 21, 2005 the towns of Yamato and Mitsuhashi (both from Yamato District) were merged into Yanagawa. Yanagawa is popular with Japanese tourists because of its 470 km of wide canals. Yanagawa riverboats, called "donkobune", are used to take tourists around the city. In 1987 a video documentary was created by Studio Ghibli about these canals and their restoration. is widely available and includes English subtitles. Yanagawa was originally constructed in the mid-16th century by the Kamachi clan. Before then, it had been a traditional farming village, with the canals used for irrigation; Tanaka Yoshimasa (Japanese: 田中吉政; 1548 – 1609) ordered the canals to be maintained and built a castle in Yanagawa, which is still maintained to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takata, Fukuoka
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Miike District, Fukuoka, Miike District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,525 and a population density, density of 354.18 persons per km². The total area was 41.01 km². On January 29, 2007, Takata, along with the towns of Setaka, Fukuoka, Setaka and Yamakawa, Fukuoka, Yamakawa (both from Yamato District, Fukuoka, Yamato District), was merged to create the city of Miyama, Fukuoka, Miyama. External linksMiyama official website (some English content) Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2007 {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miike District, Fukuoka
was a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 14,525 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 354.18 persons per km2. The total area was 41.01 km2. Former towns and villages * Takata Merger * On January 29, 2007 - the town of Takata, along with the towns of Setaka and Yamakawa (both from Yamato District), was merged to create the city of Miyama. Former districts of Fukuoka Prefecture Ōmuta, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
