was a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Tagawa 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 ...
,
Japan
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. It was once a coal mining town.
As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 9,592 and a
density
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of 592.09 persons per km
2. The total area was 16.20 km
2. This is down from 9,870 (609.26/km
2) in 2003.
On March 6, 2006, Akaike was merged with the towns of
Hōjō and
Kanada (all from
Tagawa District) to create the town of
Fukuchi, with an estimated population of 25,000 (September 1, 2011).
In 1992, it was the first municipality in Japan to become effectively bankrupt, with losses of 3.2 billion yen, or 1.3 times its annual budget.
The town's rehabilitation process was completed at the end of fiscal 2001—two years earlier than initially planned. This was achieved through measures such as slashing the salaries of town officials, raising utility costs, and cutting back on public works projects.
See also
*
Yūbari, Hokkaidō—presently the only bankrupt town in Japan.
References
External links
Fukuchi official websitein Japanese
Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture
Populated places disestablished in 2006
2006 disestablishments in Japan
Fukuchi, Fukuoka
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