Asakura District, Fukuoka
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is a district
located in Fukuoka
, Japan
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As of 2003, the district has an estimated population
of 50,658 and a density
of 255.01 persons per km². The total area is 198.65 km². Water wheel
s form one of the attractions of the district.
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in 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....
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Japan
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As of 2003, the district has an estimated population
Population
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of 50,658 and a density
Population density
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of 255.01 persons per km². The total area is 198.65 km². Water wheel
Water wheel
A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of free-flowing or falling water into useful forms of power. A water wheel consists of a large wooden or metal wheel, with a number of blades or buckets arranged on the outside rim forming the driving surface...
s form one of the attractions of the district.
Mergers
- On March 22, 2005 the former towns of MiwaMiwa, Fukuokawas a town located in Asakura District, Fukuoka, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Miwa was merged with the town of Yasu, also from Asakura District, to form the new town of Chikuzen....
and YasuYasu, Fukuokawas a town located in Asakura District, Fukuoka, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Yasu was merged with the town of Miwa, also from Asakura District, to form the new town of Chikuzen....
merged, becoming the town of ChikuzenChikuzen, Fukuokais a town located in Asakura District, Fukuoka, Japan.As of May 1, 2005, the town has an estimated population of 29,369 and a density of 437 persons per km². The total area is 67.18 km²....
. - On March 28, 2005 the former villages of HōshuyamaHoshuyama, Fukuokawas a village located in Asakura District, Fukuoka, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Hōshuyama merged with the village of Koishiwara, also from Asakura District, to form the new village of Tōhō....
and KoishiwaraKoishiwara, Fukuokawas a village located in Asakura District, Fukuoka, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Koishiwara was merged with the village of Hōshuyama, also from Asakura District, to form the new village of Tōhō....
merged, becoming the village of TōhōToho, Fukuokais a village located in Asakura District, Fukuoka, Japan.The village was founded on March 28, 2005 by the merger of the villages of Hōshuyama and Koishiwara, both from Asakura District....
. - On March 20, 2006 the former municipalities of Asakura and HakiHaki, FukuokaHaki was a town located in Asakura District, Fukuoka, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,372 and a density of 186.13 persons per km². The total area was 44.98 km²....
merged with the city of AmagiAmagi, FukuokaAmagi was a city in Japan located in Fukuoka Prefecture that merged along with the city of Haki into their mutual neighbor Asakura on March 20, 2006....
to form the new city of AsakuraAsakura, Fukuokais a city located in south central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was created on March 20, 2006 when the old town of Asakura, from Asakura District, absorbed the former city of Amagi, and the town of Haki, also from Asakura District, to form the new city of Asakura.-Geography:Asakura is...
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