Noda, Kagoshima
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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 Izumi District, Kagoshima
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
, Japan
Japan
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On March 13, 2006 Noda, along with the town of Takaono
Takaono, Kagoshima
was a town located in Izumi District, Kagoshima, Japan.On March 13, 2006 Takaono along with the town of Noda, also from Izumi District, was merged into the expanded city of Izumi and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, also from Izumi District, was merged into the expanded city of Izumi
Izumi, Kagoshima
is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.On March 13, 2006, the towns of Noda and Takaono from Izumi District merged into the city. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 56,205 and a density of 170 persons per km². The total area is 330.06 km².The city was founded on April...
and no longer exists as an independent municipality
Municipalities of Japan
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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 4,913 and the density
Population density
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of 160.56 persons per km². The total area was 30.60 km².
External links
- Official website of Izumi in Japanese (some content in English)