Inashiki, Ibaraki
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is a city
located in Ibaraki
, Japan
.
As of February 1, 2005 the city has an estimated population
of 50,142 and a density
of 282 persons per km². The total area is 178.12 km².
The city was founded on March 22, 2005 with the merger of the towns of Azuma
, Edosaki
and Shintone
and the village of Sakuragawa, all from Inashiki District
.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in 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...
.
As of February 1, 2005 the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 50,142 and a density
Population density
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of 282 persons per km². The total area is 178.12 km².
The city was founded on March 22, 2005 with the merger of the towns of Azuma
Azuma, Ibaraki
Azuma was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Azuma was merged with the towns of Edosaki and Shintone, and the village of Sakuragawa, all from Inashiki District, to form the new city of Inashiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the...
, Edosaki
Edosaki, Ibaraki
Edosaki was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Edosaki was merged with the towns of Azuma and Shintone, and the village of Sakuragawa, all from Inashiki District, to form the new city of Inashiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the...
and Shintone
Shintone, Ibaraki
Shintone was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Shintone was merged with the towns of Azuma and Edosaki, and the village of Sakuragawa, all from Inashiki District, to form the new city of Inashiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.In 2003, the...
and the village of Sakuragawa, all from Inashiki District
Inashiki District, Ibaraki
is a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.Following the Inashiki merger but as of 2003 population data, the district has an estimated population of 77,059 and a density of 538 persons per km². The total area is 143.32 km².-Mergers:...
.