Kibi District, Okayama
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Kibi is a district
located in Okayama
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population
of 22,927 and a density
of 520.12 persons per km². The total area is 44.08 km².
The district became extinct on August 1, 2005 when the town of Mabi
merged into the city of Kurashiki
.
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 Okayama
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...
, 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 2003, the district has an estimated population
Population
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of 22,927 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 520.12 persons per km². The total area is 44.08 km².
The district became extinct on August 1, 2005 when the town of Mabi
Mabi, Okayama
was a town located in Kibi District, Okayama, Japan.On August 1, 2005 Mabi, along with the town of Funao, from Asakuchi District, was merged into the city of Kurashiki....
merged into the city of Kurashiki
Kurashiki, Okayama
is a historic city located to the west of Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea.As of April 2010, the city has a population of 473,392. The total area is .-History:...
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