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
Saga District,
Saga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasa ...
,
Japan.
As of 2006, 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 18,492 and a
density
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of 398 persons per km
2. Its total area was 46.49 km
2.
On October 1, 2007, Kawasoe, along with the towns of
Higashiyoka and
Kubota (all from
Saga District), was merged into the expanded city of
Saga.
Saga Airport
is an airport in the Kawasoe area of Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It also uses the unofficial name .
Saga Airport is located on the edge of the Ariake Sea, in what is best called a polder, 35 minutes from JR Saga Station by bus.
History
...
was located in the former territory of Kawasoe.
Climate
References
Dissolved municipalities of Saga Prefecture
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