Hashima, Gifu
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in the Gifu Prefecture
of central Japan
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Hashima covers a total area of 87.77 km². As of July 2011 the city has an estimated population
of 67,041 inhabitants.
The city was founded on 1 April 1954.
Cities of Japan
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located in the Gifu Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
of central 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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Hashima covers a total area of 87.77 km². As of July 2011 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 67,041 inhabitants.
The city was founded on 1 April 1954.