Isa, Kagoshima
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is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture
, Japan
.
A planned merger of municipalities
was implemented on November 1, 2008; which the city was created from the merger of the old city of Ōkuchi
, and the town of Hishikari
, from Isa District. Isa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population
of 30,070, with a household
number of 14,294, and a population density
of 76.64 persons per km². The total area is 392.36 km².
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
, 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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A planned merger of municipalities
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
Municipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
was implemented on November 1, 2008; which the city was created from the merger of the old city of Ōkuchi
Okuchi, Kagoshima
was a city located in Kagoshima, Japan. It is now part of the city of Isa.Ōkuchi is the northernmost city on the mainland part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Only the island portion of Nagashima extends further north. Ōkuchi is a mountainous area that borders on Kumamoto Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture...
, and the town of Hishikari
Hishikari, Kagoshima
was a town located in Isa District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of April 2007, the town had a population of 9,603 and the density of 96.54 persons per km². The total area was 100.47 km².Hishikari mine is the largest gold mine in Japan....
, from Isa District. Isa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 30,070, with a 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"....
number of 14,294, and a population density
Population density
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of 76.64 persons per km². The total area is 392.36 km².