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Fuchu, Hiroshima (city)
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is a city
located in Hiroshima prefecture
, Japan
. It was originally the capital of the former Bingo Province
.
The city was founded on March 31, 1954. Fuchū, Tokyo
became a city the following day.
On April 1, 2004 the town of Jōge
, from Kōnu District, was merged into Fuchū.
As of May 1, 2011, population data, the city has an estimated population
of 43,932 with 17,602 household
s, and a population density
of 224.47 people per km². The total area is 195.71 km².
Cities of Japan
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located in Hiroshima prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
, 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...
. It was originally the capital of the former Bingo Province
Bingo Province
was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, comprising what is today the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bizen and Bitchu Provinces. Bingo bordered Bitchū, Hōki, Izumo, Iwami, and Aki Provinces....
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The city was founded on March 31, 1954. Fuchū, Tokyo
Fuchu, Tokyo
is a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 255,394 and a population density of 8,700 persons per km². The total area was 29.34 km²...
became a city the following day.
On April 1, 2004 the town of Jōge
Joge, Hiroshima
Jōge was a town located in Kōnu District, Hiroshima, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Jōge was merged into the expanded city of Fuchū and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, from Kōnu District, was merged into Fuchū.
As of May 1, 2011, population data, the city has 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 43,932 with 17,602 household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
s, and a population density
Population density
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of 224.47 people per km². The total area is 195.71 km².