
was a
city
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located in
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). ...
,
Japan
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.
On April 21, 2003, Shinnan'yō, along with the city of
Tokuyama, the town of
Kumage (from
Kumage District), and the town of
Kano
Kano may refer to:
Places
*Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria
*Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State
** Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries
** Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom betwee ...
(from
Tsuno District), was merged to create the city of
Shūnan
file:Tokuyama district Shunan city Aerial photograph.2008.jpg, 270px, Shūnan city center
is a Cities of Japan, city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 137,019 in 6828 households and a population density o ...
.
References
External links
Shūnan official website
Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture
Shūnan, Yamaguchi
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