Adachi District, Fukushima
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is a district
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...

 located in Fukushima
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

, Japan
Japan
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. As of January 2007, the district has a population of 8,577 and an area of 79.46 km², for a population density of 107.9 per km².

History

  • On December 1, 2005, the towns of Adachi
    Adachi, Fukushima
    was a town located in Adachi District, Fukushima, Japan.On December 1, 2005 Adachi, along with the towns of Iwashiro and Tōwa, all from Adachi District, was merged into the city of Nihonmatsu....

    , Iwashiro
    Iwashiro, Fukushima
    was a town located in Adachi District, Fukushima, Japan.On December 1, 2005 Iwashiro, along with the towns of Adachi and Tōwa, all from Adachi District, was merged into the city of Nihonmatsu....

     and Tōwa
    Towa, Fukushima
    was a town located in Adachi District, Fukushima, Japan.On December 1, 2005 Towa, along with the towns of Adachi and Iwashiro all from Adachi District, was merged into the city of Nihonmatsu....

     merged into the city of Nihonmatsu
    Nihonmatsu, Fukushima
    is a city located in Fukushima, Japan. As of May 2011, the city has an estimated population of 59,323. The total area is 344.65 km².The city was founded on October 1, 1958.-Geography:Nihonmatsu's Western border consists of the Adatara mountain range...

    .
  • On January 1, 2007, the village of Shirasawa
    Shirasawa, Fukushima
    was a village located in Adachi District, Fukushima, Japan.On January 1, 2007, Shirasawa was merged with the former town of Motomiya, also from Adachi District, to form the new city of Motomiya.-Demographics:...

     and the town of Motomiya merged to form the city of Motomiya
    Motomiya, Fukushima (City)
    is a city situated in the middle of Nakadōri region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2011, the estimated population of the city is 31,413 and the total area is 87.94 km². It is the smallest city in Fukushima, both in terms of population and size...

    , leaving the district.


Prior to the merger, as of 2003, the district had an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 68,436 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

of 178.99 persons per km². The total area was 382.34 km².
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