is the name of a former city
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto P ...
,
Japan
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. It was founded under that name on 1 October 1950.
In 2003, Kushikino had an estimated 26,355 inhabitants and covered an area 80.46 km², giving a
population density
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of 327.55 persons per km².
On 11 October 2005, Kushikino and the town of
Ichiki Ichiki (written: 一木 or 市来) is a Japanese surname
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(part of
Hioki District) were merged to form the new city of
Ichikikushikino
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
The modern city of Ichikikushikino was established on October 11, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kushikino, Kagoshima, Kushikino with the town of Ichiki, Kagoshima, Ichiki ...
, so that Kushikino no longer exists as an independent municipality.
External links
Ichikikushikino official websitein Japanese
Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture
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