Kita (木田郡; -gun) is a
districtThe 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
Kagawais a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.- History :Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture.-Battle of Yashima:...
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Kita (木田郡; -gun) is a
districtThe 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
Kagawais a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.- History :Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture.-Battle of Yashima:...
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Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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 the January 10, 2006 Takamatsu merger, the district consists of the town of
Mikiis a town located in Kita District, Kagawa, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 29,015 and a density of 382.88 persons per km². The total area is 75.78 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
with an estimated
populationIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
of 29,015 (2003) and a
densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
of 382.88 persons per km². The total area is 75.78 km².
Mergers
- On January 10, 2006, the towns of Aji
Aji was a town located in Kita District, Kagawa, Japan. On January 10, 2006 the town merged with four other towns into the expanded city of Takamatsu and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
and Murewas a town located in the suburbs of Takamatsu in Kita District, Kagawa, Japan. The north and south of the town are hilly, whereas the center is flat and suitable for housing development...
merged with three other towns from two other districts into the expanded city of Takamatsuis located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and is the seat of the prefectural government. It is designated a core city by the Japanese Government. It is a port city located on the Inland Sea, and is the closest port to Honshu from Shikoku island...
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