Chiyokawa, Ibaraki
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Chiyokawa was a village
located in Yūki District, Ibaraki
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
of 9,589 and a density
of 483.56 persons per km². The total area was 19.83 km².
On January 1, 2006 Chiyokawa was merged into the city of Shimotsuma
.
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Yūki District, Ibaraki
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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As of 2003, the village 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 9,589 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 483.56 persons per km². The total area was 19.83 km².
On January 1, 2006 Chiyokawa was merged into the city of Shimotsuma
Shimotsuma, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1954.In 2003 the estimated population was 37,150. Since the city area is 61.05 km² this gives a population density of 608.52 persons per km²...
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