
was a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Sashima District,
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 48,810 and a
density
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of 924.43 persons per km
2. The total area was 52.80 km
2.
On September 12, 2005, Sōwa, along with the town of
Sanwa (also from
Sashima District), was merged into the expanded city of
Koga
Koga may refer to:
Places Japan
* Koga, Ibaraki (古河)
* Koga, Fukuoka (古賀)
* Koga Domain
Elsewhere
* Koga, a town in Tanzania
* Koga (crater) on Mars
Other uses
* Koga (surname)
* Kōga-ryū, a school of ninjutsu
* Koga clan, Jap ...
.
Sōwa's town hall is used as the new Koga City Hall.
References
External links
Koga official website
Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture
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