was a
district
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located in
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). ...
,
Japan
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.
Population
As of 2003, the district had an estimated
population
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of 7,946 and a
density
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of 27.37 persons per km
2. The total area was 290.35 km
2.
Former towns and villages
*
Tokuji
History
Merger
On October 1, 2005 - the town of
Tokuji, along with the towns of
Aio,
Ajisu and
Ogōri (all from
Yoshiki District), was merged with the old city of
Yamaguchi (2nd Generation) to create the new and expanded city of
Yamaguchi (3rd Generation). Both
Yoshiki District and Saba District were dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
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