List of former towns or villages gained city status alone
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The following municipalities in Japan gained city status alone.
Which means that the current cities became cities without merging with another municipality.
Which means that the current cities became cities without merging with another municipality.
1991
- Sodegaura, ChibaSodegaura, Chibais a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 59,916 and a population density of 631 persons per km²...
- Tsurugashima, SaitamaTsurugashima, Saitamais a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of May 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 69,919 . The total area is 17.73 km²....
- Hidaka, SaitamaHidaka, Saitamais a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 57,865, with 22,588 households, and a population density of 1,218.21 persons per km²...
- Hannan, OsakaHannan, Osakais a city located in Osaka, Japan. Hannan is bordered by Sennan city to the northeast and Misaki-chō to the west. It is the location of Pichi-pichi beach, a locally famous public park and beach. It is the southernmost city in Osaka prefecture, being closer in distance to Wakayama city than to Osaka...
- Kashiba, NaraKashiba, Narais a city located in Nara, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 74,687 and the density of 3,080 persons per km². The total area is 24.23 km².The city was founded on October 1, 1991.- Education :...
- Hamura, TokyoHamura, Tokyois a city located in the western end of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 57,145 and a population density of 5,770 persons per km². The total area was 9.91 km². The J-Pop singing duet Cazacy calls Hamura home....
1996
- Yoshikawa, SaitamaYoshikawa, Saitamais a city located in Saitama, Japan.As of May 1, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 66,773, with 25,194 households and a density of 2,111.73 persons per km². The total area is 31.62 km².The city incorporated as a city on April 1, 1996...
- Inzai, ChibaInzai, Chibais a city located in the north-west of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of late February 2011, the city has an estimated population of 88,652 and a population density of 716 persons/square kilometer. The total area was 128.80 km².-Geography:...
- Kitahiroshima, HokkaidōKitahiroshima, Hokkaidois a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan. Its name, Kitahiroshima-shi, is translated as "North-Hiroshima city", or, more loosely, "city of North-Hiroshima", for 'kita' and 'shi' are the Japanese words for 'north' and 'city', respectively...
- Ishikari, HokkaidōIshikari, Hokkaidois a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.The city was born out of Ishikari Town on September 1, 1996.On October 1, 2005, the village of Atsuta, from Atsuta District, and the village of Hamamasu, from Hamamasu District, merged into Ishikari.As of March 1, 2008, the city has an...