was a

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located in Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture,

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 12,023 and a

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of 184.74 persons per km². The total area was 65.08 km². On February 7, 2005, Akitsu, along with the towns of Fukutomi,

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, Kurose and Toyosaka (all from Kamo District), was merged into the expanded city of

Higashihiroshima 270px, Sake Brewers in Saijō 270px, Panorama from Saijō Station 270px, Aerial view of Saijō area of Higashihiroshima is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 190,186 in 90,294 households a ...

and no longer exists as independent

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. Akitsu's local specialties include

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and

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References

External links

Official website of Higashihiroshima

English content
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