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was a
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located in
Soo District is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 14,713 and a density of 146 persons/km2. The total area is 100.82 km2. The district has one town: * Ōsaki History ...
, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated
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of 20,106 and the
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of 155.75 persons per km². The total area was 129.09 km². On July 1, 2005, Sueyoshi, along with the towns of Ōsumi and Takarabe (all from
Soo District is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 14,713 and a density of 146 persons/km2. The total area is 100.82 km2. The district has one town: * Ōsaki History ...
), was merged to create the city of
Soo Soo or SOO may refer to: Places * Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a border city in Canada nicknamed "The Soo" * Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, a border city in the United States also nicknamed "The Soo" ** Soo Locks, the locks between Lake Superior and ...
and no longer exists as an independent
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.


References

* Japanese Wikipedia article on Soo District


External links


Official website of Soo
Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub