is a

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located in Kasuya District,

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, Japan. As of May 1, 2017, the town has an estimated

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of 8,641 and a

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of 230 persons per km². The total area is 37.43 km². Hisayama has had a

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since 1999.

References

External links

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Hisayama official website
Towns in Fukuoka Prefecture {{Fukuoka-geo-stub