was a

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located in Makabe District,

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 17,377 and a

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of 359.40 persons per km². The total area was 48.35 km². On March 28, 2005, Akeno, along with the city of Shimodate, the towns of Kyōwa and Sekijō (all from Makabe District) was merged to create the city of Chikusei and no longer exists as an independent

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

. The area previously known as Akeno has five

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(Murata, Omura, Nagasa, Toba and Ueno), one

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and one

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. Points of interest include the local Genkikan, a flower park, and nearby

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References

External links

Official website of Chikusei
Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture Chikusei {{Ibaraki-geo-stub