was a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Soo District
is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 14,713 and a density of 146 persons/km2. The total area is 100.82 km2.
The district has one town:
* Ōsaki
History
T ...
,
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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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 20,106 and the
density
Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ...
of 155.75 persons per km². The total area was 129.09 km².
On July 1, 2005, Sueyoshi, along with the towns of
Ōsumi and
Takarabe (all from
Soo District
is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 14,713 and a density of 146 persons/km2. The total area is 100.82 km2.
The district has one town:
* Ōsaki
History
T ...
), was merged to create the city of
Soo and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
.
References
*
Japanese Wikipedia article on Soo District
External links
Official website of Soo
Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture
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