was a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Amakusa District
is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Following the March 27, 2006 Amakusa merger the district consists of the single town of Reihoku. After the merger, the district has an estimated population of 9,105 and a density of 135.77 p ...
,
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 8,711 and a
density
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of 170.14 persons per km². The total area was 51.20 km².
On March 31, 2004, Matsushima, along with the towns of
Himedo,
Ōyano and
Ryūgatake (all from
Amakusa District
is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Following the March 27, 2006 Amakusa merger the district consists of the single town of Reihoku. After the merger, the district has an estimated population of 9,105 and a density of 135.77 p ...
), was merged to create the city of
Kami-Amakusa
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
The modern city of Kami-Amakusa was established on March 31, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Himedo, Kumamoto, Himedo, Matsushima, Kumamoto, Matsushima, Ōyano, Kumamoto, ...
and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
.
External links
Official website of Kami-Amakusa
Dissolved municipalities of Kumamoto Prefecture
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