Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima
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is a town
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 Yamagata District
Yamagata District, Hiroshima
Yamagata is a district located in Hiroshima, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 29,978 and a density of 30.34 persons per km²...

, Hiroshima
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, 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...

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Kitahiroshima was formed on February 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Chiyoda
Chiyoda, Hiroshima
Chiyoda was a town located in Yamagata District, Hiroshima, Japan.On February 1, 2005 Chiyoda was merged with the towns of Geihoku, Ōasa and Toyohira, all from Yamagata District, to form the new town of Kitahiroshima....

, Geihoku
Geihoku, Hiroshima
Geihoku was a town located in Yamagata District, Hiroshima, Japan.On February 1, 2005 Geihoku was merged with the towns of Chiyoda, Ōasa and Toyohira, all from Yamagata District, to form the new town of Kitahiroshima....

, Ōasa
Oasa, Hiroshima
was a town located in Yamagata District, Hiroshima, Japan.On February 1, 2005 Ōasa was merged with the towns of Chiyoda, Geihoku and Toyohira, all from Yamagata District, to form the new town of Kitahiroshima....

 and Toyohira
Toyohira, Hiroshima
was a town located in Yamagata District, Hiroshima, Japan.On February 1, 2005 Toyohira was merged with the towns of Chiyoda, Geihoku and Ōasa, all from Yamagata District, to form the new town of Kitahiroshima....

, all from Yamagata District
Yamagata District, Hiroshima
Yamagata is a district located in Hiroshima, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 29,978 and a density of 30.34 persons per km²...

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As of April 1, 2004 population data, the town has 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 21,466 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 33.2 persons per km². The total area is 645.86 km².

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