was a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

located in Fukuoka Prefecture,

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. It existed from October 1, 1992, to December 31, 2009. As of November 2009, the city had an estimated population of 68,583 in the total area of 104.50 km². On January 1, 2010, Maebaru, along with the towns of Nijō and Shima (both from Itoshima District), was merged to create the

City of Itoshima A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

. Itoshima District was dissolved as a result of this merger.都道府県別市町村変更情報：福岡
." ''kokudo.or.jp''. Retrieved on November 22, 2008.

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External links

Itoshima official website

{{Authority control Populated places established in 1992 Populated places disestablished in 2010 Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture