was a
city
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located in
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 existed from October 1, 1992, to December 31, 2009.
As of November 2009, the city had an estimated
population
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of 68,583 in the total area of 104.50 km
2.
On January 1, 2010, Maebaru, along with the towns of
Nijō and
Shima (both from
Itoshima District), was merged to create the
City of Itoshima
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
. Itoshima District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
[都道府県別市町村変更情報：福岡]
." ''kokudo.or.jp''. Retrieved on November 22, 2008.
Notes
External links
Itoshima official website
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Populated places established in 1992
Populated places disestablished in 2010
Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture
Itoshima, Fukuoka