Kawachi District, Tochigi
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Kawachi is a district
located in Tochigi
, Japan
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As of 2005, the district has an estimated population
of 76,471 and a density
of 480.35 persons per km². The total area is 159.20 km².
The district has one town.
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in Tochigi
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
, 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 2005, the district has an estimated population
Population
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of 76,471 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 480.35 persons per km². The total area is 159.20 km².
The district has one town.
- KaminokawaKaminokawa, Tochigiis a town located in Kawachi District, Tochigi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 30,885 and a density of 566.49 persons per km². The total area is 54.52 km².-External links:*...
Timeline (1960s to present)
- April 1, 1966 - The village of Kawachi gained town status.
- April 1, 1971 - The village of Minamikawachi gained town status.
- July 1, 1994 - The village of Kamikawachi gained town status.
- January 10, 2006 - The town of MinamikawachiMinamikawachi, TochigiMinamikawachi was a town located in Kawachi District, Tochigi, Japan.On January 10, 2006 Minamikawachi was merged with the towns of Ishibashi and Kokubunji, both from Shimotsuga District, to form the new city of Shimotsuke....
merged with the towns of Ishibashi and Kokubunji, both from Shimotsuga DistrictShimotsuga District, Tochigiis a district located in Tochigi, Japan.As of 2011, the district has an estimated population of 83,304 and a density of 603 persons per km². The total area is 138.07 km².-Merger:...
to form the city of ShimotsukeShimotsuke, Tochigiis a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.It was established on January 10, 2006, by the merger of the towns of Minamikawachi of Kawachi District and Kokubunji and Ishibashi, all from Shimotsuga District....
. - March 31, 2007 - The towns of KamikawachiKamikawachi, TochigiKamikawachi was a town located in Kawachi District, Tochigi, Japan.On March 31, 2007 Kamikawachi, along with the town of Kawachi, also from Kawachi District, was merged into the expanded city of Utsunomiya....
and KawachiKawachi, TochigiKawachi was a town located in Kawachi District, Tochigi, Japan.On March 31, 2007 Kawachi, along with the town of Kamikawachi, also from Kawachi District, was merged into the expanded city of Utsunomiya....
merged into the city of UtsunomiyaUtsunomiya, Tochigiis the capital and most populous city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. In October 2010 the city had an estimated population of 510,416 and a population density of 1,224.49 people per square kilometer. The total area is 416.84 km². had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 Census...
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