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by Hokkoku Shimbun, February 15, 2011
district
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located in Ishikawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,096,721 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,186 Square kilometre, km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Pr ...
, Japan
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As of February 2011, the district had an estimated population
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of 51,976 with a density
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of 3,830 persons per km2. The total area was 13.56 km2.
Municipalities
Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only one town: * Nonoichi ;Notes:History
District Timeline
Recent mergers
* On February 1, 2005 - The towns of Mikawa and Tsurugi, and the villages of Kawachi, Oguchi, Shiramine, Torigoe and Yoshinodani were merged with the city of Mattō to form the city of Hakusan. * On November 11, 2011 - The town of Nonoichi was elevated to city status to become the city of Nonoichi. Therefore, Ishikawa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.by Hokkoku Shimbun, February 15, 2011
See also
*List of dissolved districts of Japan
A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the district was dissolved (i.e. the district ...
References
Former districts of Ishikawa Prefecture {{Ishikawa-geo-stub