
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, Tokuyama, along with the city of
Shinnan'yō, the town of
Kumage (from
Kumage District), and the town of
Kano (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 ...
.
The city had a population of about 150,000 people. Its location along the
Sanyō Shinkansen made for easy access to nearby cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka. Hikari holds a sizable beach.
Education
The city previously had a
North Korean school, Tokuyama Korean Elementary and Junior High School (
徳山朝鮮初中級学校).
[各級学校]
" Chongryon. July 26, 2001. Retrieved on October 15, 2015.
References
External links
* (Archive)
Shūnan official website
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Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture
Populated places established in 1944
Populated places disestablished in 2003
Shūnan, Yamaguchi