Higashisefuri, Saga
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was a village
located in Kanzaki District
, Saga
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
of 6,507 and a population density
of 196.65 persons per km². The total area was 33.09 km².
On March 1, 2006 Higashisefuri was merged with the town of Mitagawa
, also from Kanzaki District
, to form the new town of Yoshinogari
.
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 Kanzaki District
Kanzaki District, Saga
is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2009 the district has an estimated population of 16,308 and a density of 371 persons per km²...
, Saga
Saga Prefecture
is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...
, Japan
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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...
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As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
Population
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of 6,507 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 196.65 persons per km². The total area was 33.09 km².
On March 1, 2006 Higashisefuri was merged with the town of Mitagawa
Mitagawa, Saga
was a town located in Kanzaki District, Saga, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,492 and a density of 874.84 persons per km²...
, also from Kanzaki District
Kanzaki District, Saga
is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2009 the district has an estimated population of 16,308 and a density of 371 persons per km²...
, to form the new town of Yoshinogari
Yoshinogari, Saga
is a town located in Kanzaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is the result of a merger between the town of Mitagawa, and the village of Higashisefuri, both from Kanzaki District, on March 1, 2006.-Geography:...
.