was a

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located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 1, 1955. On April 1, 2005, Bisai, along with the town of

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(from Haguri District), was merged into the expanded city of

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. As of 2003, the city had an estimated

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of 58,037 and the

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of 2,636.85 persons per km². The total area was 22.01 km².

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* Dissolved municipalities of Aichi Prefecture 2005 disestablishments in Japan Ichinomiya, Aichi {{Aichi-geo-stub