is a

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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 ...

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. According to 2005

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data, the district has a

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of 97,537 and a

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of 1,045.73 persons per km². The total area is 93.10 km².

Towns currently in this district

* Ashiya-machi（芦屋町） * Mizumaki-machi（水巻町） * Okagaki-machi（岡垣町） * Onga-chō（遠賀町） **The

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"machi" and "chō" (both written as 町) mean "town." Onga is the only town in Fukuoka Prefecture for which 町 is pronounced "chō." For all other towns it is pronounced "machi."

Towns and Villages formerly in this district

*Katsuki（香月町）- Merged to Yahata City (八幡市. described below) in 1955, currently Yahata Nishi-ku,

Kitakyūshū is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one o ...

（北九州市八幡西区） *Kōjaku Village（上津役村）- Merged to Yahata City in 1937, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū *Kurosaki（黒崎町）- Merged to Yahata City in 1926, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū * Nakama（中間町）- Upgraded to City（中間市）status in 1958 *Orio（折尾町）- Merged to Yahata City in 1944, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū * Tobata（戸畑町）- Upgraded to City status in 1924, currently Tobata-ku,

（北九州市戸畑区） * Wakamatsu（若松町）- Upgraded to City status in 1914, currently Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū（北九州市若松区） *

Yahata was a city in Japan until it was absorbed into the newly created city of Kitakyushu is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the sec ...

（八幡町）- Upgraded to City（八幡市）status in 1917, currently Yahata Higashi-ku, Kitakyūshū（北九州市八幡東区） Districts in Fukuoka Prefecture {{Fukuoka-geo-stub