was a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Kaho District,
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 ...
,
Japan
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.
, the town had an estimated
population
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of 11,009 and a
density
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of 147.16 persons per km
2. The total area was 74.81 km
2.
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. November 6, 2005. Retrieved on October 15, 2015.
References
External links
Iizuka official website
Chikuho official website (Archive)
Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture
Populated places disestablished in 2006
2006 disestablishments in Japan
Iizuka, Fukuoka
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