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was a
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located in Higashimorokata District,
Miyazaki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,073,054 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 7,735 km2 (2,986 sq mi). Miyazaki Prefecture borders Ōita Prefecture to the north, Kuma ...
,
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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated
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of 12,621 and the
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of 87.29 persons per km². The total area was 144.58 km². On January 1, 2006, Takaoka, along with the towns of Sadowara and Tano (both from Miyazaki District), was merged into the expanded city of Miyazaki and no longer exists as an independent
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External links


Official website of Miyazaki
(automated English translation available) Dissolved municipalities of Miyazaki Prefecture Miyazaki (city) {{Miyazaki-geo-stub