Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
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Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Minamitsuru District
Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi
is a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 49,180 and a population density of 122.73 persons per km²...
, Yamanashi Prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...
, 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 September 1, 2011 the town has an estimated population of 26,084. The total area is 158.51 km².
Lake Kawaguchi
Lake Kawaguchi
is a lake near Mount Fuji, Japan. Located in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, it is the most popular of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of tourists, and is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Kawaguchiko also serves as a major hub for those wishing to climb Mount Fuji during the climbing...
(Kawaguchi-ko), one of the Fuji Five Lakes
Fuji Five Lakes
is the name of the area located at the base of Mount Fuji in the Yamanashi prefecture of Japan. It has a population of about 100,000. and sits approximately 1,000 meters above sea level. The name Fuji Five Lakes comes from the fact that there are five lakes formed by previous eruptions of Mount Fuji...
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Mergers and expansions
- On 15 November 2003 the town of Kawaguchiko, and the villages of Katsuyama and Ashiwada merged to form the new town of "Fujikawaguchiko".
- On 1 March 2006 Fujikawaguchiko absorbed parts of the village of KamikuishikiKamikuishiki, Yamanashiwas a village located in Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the village had an estimated population of 1,501 and a density of 17 persons per km²...
, from Nishiyatsushiro DistrictNishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashiis a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 17,878 and a density of 238 persons per km²...
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