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, also known as , is an airport in Mashiki

Mashiki, Kumamoto

is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 32,600 and a density of 496.42 persons per km². The total area is 65.67 km².Kumamoto Airport is located in Mashiki.-External links:*...

, Kumamoto

Kumamoto Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...

, 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:...

will be implemented around March 31, 2010; the City of Kumamoto will be merged with the Shimomashiki District

Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto

is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Following the March 23, 2010 Kumamoto merger the district consists of the single town of Misato. After the merger, the district has an estimated population of 11,164 and a density of 77.5 persons per square kilometer...

town of Jonan

Jonan, Kumamoto

was a town located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan.On March 23, 2010 Jōnan, along with the town of Ueki, from Kamoto District, was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

and Mashiki. When the merger is completed the airport will be within the City of Kumamoto.

Airlines and destinations

External links

Kumamoto Airport (English)
Kumamoto Airport (Japanese)

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