Taiei, Chiba
Encyclopedia
was a town
located in Katori District
, Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
.
Taiei is located on Route 51 from Narita to Sawara
. It has a very scenic country side with views of the Narita International Airport
runways and aircraft. At Raikodai there is a large industrial estate.
Modern Taiei Town was established on February 11, 1955 through the merger of the villages of Shoei and Osuka. On March 27, 2006 Taiei and the town of Shimofusa
, also from Katori District, was merged
into the city of Narita
, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
In February 2006 (the last data available before its merger into Narita), the town had an estimated population
of 12,507 and a population density
of 247 persons per km². Its total area was 50.57km².
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 Katori District
Katori District, Chiba
is a district located in Chiba, Japan.Since there is no population data since 2003, the post-Katori-Narita creation district had an estimated population of 40,260...
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, 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...
.
Taiei is located on Route 51 from Narita to Sawara
Sawara
The areas called Sawara in Japan are as follows.*Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, , one of the seven wards of Fukuoka-shi , Fukuoka-ken , Kyūshū...
. It has a very scenic country side with views of the Narita International Airport
Narita International Airport
is an international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is located east of Tokyo Station and east-southeast of Narita Station in the city of Narita, and the adjacent town of Shibayama....
runways and aircraft. At Raikodai there is a large industrial estate.
Modern Taiei Town was established on February 11, 1955 through the merger of the villages of Shoei and Osuka. On March 27, 2006 Taiei and the town of Shimofusa
Shimofusa, Chiba
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.During the Edo period, the area of present-day Shimofusa was part of Takaoka Domain, a minor feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate. Modern Namekawa Village was established on April 1, 1889...
, also from Katori District, was merged
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:...
into the city of Narita
Narita, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the site of Narita International Airport, the main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area....
, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
In February 2006 (the last data available before its merger into Narita), the town had an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 12,507 and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 247 persons per km². Its total area was 50.57km².
External links
- Taiei official website in Japanese