Mikata, Fukui
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was a town
located in Mikata District
, Fukui
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 9,026 and a density
of 93.47 persons per km². The total area was 96.57 km².
On March 31, 2005 Mikata was merged with the town of Kaminaka
, from Onyū District
, to form the new town of Wakasa
(in the newly-created Mikatakaminaka District
).
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 Mikata District
Mikata District, Fukui
Mikata is a district located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 11,023 and a density of 72.37 persons per km²...
, Fukui
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
, 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 9,026 and a density
Population density
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of 93.47 persons per km². The total area was 96.57 km².
On March 31, 2005 Mikata was merged with the town of Kaminaka
Kaminaka, Fukui
was a town located in Onyū District, Fukui, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,270 and a density of 100.76 persons per km². The total area was 82.08 km²....
, from Onyū District
Onyu District, Fukui
was a district located in Wakasa Province, Fukui, Japan until 2005.The time before the dissolution, the district had an area of 143.83km² with an estimated population of 2,747 with an area of 1,088 and a density of 49.08 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 225.91 km²...
, to form the new town of Wakasa
Wakasa, Fukui
is a town located in Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui, Japan.Wakasa was formed on March 31, 2005 by the merger of the former towns of Mikata, from Mikata District, and Kaminaka, from Onyū District....
(in the newly-created Mikatakaminaka District
Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui
Mikatakaminaka is a district located in Fukui, Japan. The district was formed on March 31, 2005 at the same time as the merger of Mikata and Kaminaka forming the town of Wakasa....
).