was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Hioki District,
Kagoshima Prefecture,
Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
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 ...
of 9,833 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 101.38 persons per km². The total area was 96.99 km².
On May 1, 2005, Fukiage, along with the towns of
Higashiichiki,
Hiyoshi Strand of ginkgo trees at Keio University
is a part of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located within Kōhoku Ward in the northeast of Yokohama City.
Overview
It is served by Hiyoshi Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko L ...
and
Ijūin (all from
Hioki District), was merged to create the city of
Hioki 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 Hioki
Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture
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