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Tatsuruhama, Ishikawa
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Kashima District, Ishikawa, Kashima District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,812 and a population density, density of 204.65 persons per km2. The total area was 28.40 km2. On October 1, 2004, Tatsuruhama, along with the towns of Nakajima, Ishikawa, Nakajima and Notojima, Ishikawa, Notojima (all from Kashima District, Ishikawa, Kashima District), was merged into the expanded city of Nanao, Ishikawa, Nanao and no longer exists as an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. Since 1992, Tatsuruhama's sister city was Morgantown, Kentucky, Morgantown, Kentucky, United States of America. Tatsuruhama Bird Park The bird park opened in 1997 and was introduced as a natural habitat for birds in the area to improve conservation. Around 2000 trees were planted in an area of approximately 1.8 hectares. Tatsuruhama High School Tatsuruhama High School has specialised Nursing and W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns In Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), Cities of Japan, city (''shi''), and Villages of Japan, village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a Districts of Japan, district. The same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a Wards of Japan, ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * List of villages in Japan * List of cities in Japan * Japanese addressing system References External links "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows towns compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 [PDF 7 of 40 /nowiki>] {{Asia topic, List of towns in Towns in Japan, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |