is a

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located in

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 S ...

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 ...

. As of 2003, the district has an estimated

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of 36,695 and a

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of 195.79 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 187.42 km².

Towns and villages

* Chikujō * Kōge * Yoshitomi

Timeline

*1896 Formed by the merger of both Tsuiki and Kōge Districts. *On October 11, 2005 the villages of Shin'yoshitomi and Taihei merged to form the new town of Kōge. *On January 10, 2006 the towns of Shiida and Tsuiki merged to form the new town of Chikujō. Districts in Fukuoka Prefecture {{Fukuoka-geo-stub