Yawara, Ibaraki
Encyclopedia
was a village
located in Tsukuba District
, Ibaraki
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
of 15,427 and a density
of 459.14 persons per km². The total area was 33.60 km².
On March 27, 2006 Yawara was merged with the town of Ina
, also from Tsukuba District
, to form the new city of Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki
.
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Tsukuba District
Tsukuba District, Ibaraki
Tsukuba was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan. At its greatest extent it included the areas of today's cities of Jōsō, Shimotsuma, Toride, Tsuchiura, Tsukuba, and Tsukuba Mirai.The district had two towns before the dissolution.* Ina* Yawara...
, Ibaraki
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...
, 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 village had an estimated population
Population
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of 15,427 and a 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 459.14 persons per km². The total area was 33.60 km².
On March 27, 2006 Yawara was merged with the town of Ina
Ina, Ibaraki
Ina is a town located in Tsukuba District, Ibaraki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 25,037 and a density of 549.78 persons per km². The total area was 45.54 km²....
, also from Tsukuba District
Tsukuba District, Ibaraki
Tsukuba was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan. At its greatest extent it included the areas of today's cities of Jōsō, Shimotsuma, Toride, Tsuchiura, Tsukuba, and Tsukuba Mirai.The district had two towns before the dissolution.* Ina* Yawara...
, to form the new city of Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki
Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. The city was formed on March 27, 2006 from the merger of the town of Ina, and the village of Yawara, both from Tsukuba District....
.
External links
- Yawara official website in Japanese