was a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Yamato District,
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 24,221 and a
density
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of 641.96 persons per km². The total area was 37.73 km².
On January 29, 2007, Setaka, along with the town of
Yamakawa (also from the
Yamato District), and the town of
Takata (from the
Miike District
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 14,525 and a population density, density of 354.18 persons per km2. The total area was 41.01 km2.
Former tow ...
), were merged to create the city of
Miyama.
In 2006, the Setaka Town Assembly proposed inviting universities to consider establishing a campus in the town and asked for comments from the town's residents. One group of residents submitted a deposition asking that only universities that ''did not'' allow
foreign student
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In 2019, there were over 6 million internati ...
enrollment be allowed to open a campus in Setaka. The deposition was accepted by the town assembly without debate.
[Flynn, Chris, "Town opts for isolation policy," '']The Japan Times
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History
''The Japan Times'' was launched by ...
'', January 17, 2007, p. 16.
Notable Person from Setaka
*
Jun'ichi Yoda - poet
*
Makoto Koga
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) and formerly Minister of Transport. A native of Setaka, Fukuoka and graduate of Nihon University, he was elect ...
- politician
Notes
External links
Miyama official website (some English content)
Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture
Populated places disestablished in 2007
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