Mihara, Osaka
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was a town
located in Minamikawachi District
, Osaka Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 38,956 and a density
of 2,951.21 persons per km². The total area was 13.20 km².
On February 1, 2005 Mihara was merged into the city of Sakai
and now forms Mihara-ku
in Sakai.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Minamikawachi District
Minamikawachi District, Osaka
Minamikawachi is a district located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 37,695 and a density of 491 persons per km²...
, Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
, 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 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 38,956 and a density
Population density
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of 2,951.21 persons per km². The total area was 13.20 km².
On February 1, 2005 Mihara was merged into the city of Sakai
Sakai, Osaka
is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.Following the February 2005 annexation of the town of Mihara, from Minamikawachi District, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in...
and now forms Mihara-ku
Mihara-ku, Sakai
is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 13.24 km² and a population of 39,230. The population density is 2,960 per square kilometer....
in Sakai.