was a town

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 Yamato District

Yamato District, Fukuoka

was a district located in Fukuoka, Japan. It was dissolved on January 29, 2007, when its remaining towns merged with Miike District to form the new city of Miyama....

, Fukuoka

Fukuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....

, Japan

Japan

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On January 29, 2007 Setaka was merged with the town of Yamakawa

Yamakawa, Fukuoka

was a town located in Yamato District, Fukuoka, Japan.On January 29, 2007 Yamakawa was merged with the town of Setaka, also from Yamato District, and the town of Takata, from Miike District, to form the new city of Miyama....

, also from Yamato District

Yamato District, Fukuoka

was a district located in Fukuoka, Japan. It was dissolved on January 29, 2007, when its remaining towns merged with Miike District to form the new city of Miyama....

, and the town of Takata

Takata, Fukuoka

was a town located in Miike District, Fukuoka, Japan.On January 29, 2007 Takata was merged with the towns of Setaka and Yamakawa, both from Yamato District, to form the new city of Miyama....

, from Miike District

Miike District, Fukuoka

was a district located in Fukuoka, Japan. It was dissolved on January 29, 2007 when the town of Takata merged with the towns of Setaka and Yamakawa from Yamato District to form the new city of Miyama....

, to form the new city of Miyama

Miyama, Fukuoka

is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 29, 2007, from the merger of the town of Takata, from Miike District, and the towns of Setaka and Yamakawa, both from Yamato District....

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 24,221 and a density

Population density

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 of 641.96 persons per km². The total area was 37.73 km².

In 2006, the Setaka Town Assembly proposed inviting universities to consider establishing a campus in the town and asked for comments from the town's residents. One group of residents submitted a deposition asking that only universities that did not allow foreign student enrollment be allowed to open a campus in Setaka. The deposition was accepted

Xenophobia

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by the town assembly without debate.

External links

• Miyama official website in Japanese (some English content)