was a
town
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located in
Yamato District,
Fukuoka Prefecture
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,
Japan
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.
Population
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 24,221 and a
density
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of 641.96 persons per km
2. The total area was 37.73 km
2.
History
On January 29, 2007, Setaka, along with the town of
Yamakawa (also from the
Yamato District), and the town of
Takata (from the
Miike District), were merged to create the city of
Miyama.
In 2006, the Setaka Town Assembly proposed inviting universities to consider establishing a campus in the town and asked for comments from the town's residents. One group of residents submitted a deposition asking that only universities that ''did not'' allow
foreign student
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In 2022, there were over 6.9 million international ...
enrollment be allowed to open a campus in Setaka. The deposition was accepted by the town assembly without debate.
[Flynn, Chris, "Town opts for isolation policy," '']The Japan Times
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'', January 17, 2007, p. 16.
Notable Person from Setaka
*
Jun'ichi Yoda - poet
*
Makoto Koga - politician
Notes
External links
Miyama official website (some English content)
Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture
Populated places disestablished in 2007
Miyama, Fukuoka
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