Masuda, Shimane
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is a city
Cities of Japan
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 located in Shimane
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Matsue. It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to...

, Japan
Japan
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.

As of September 2010 the city has a population of 51,118 and the density
Population density
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 of 69.7 person persons per square km². The total area is 733.16 km². At the end of August 2009, population was 51,599, at the end of September 2008, the city had a population of 52,022.

The city was founded on August 1, 1952.

On November 1, 2004 Masuda absorbed Mino District
Mino District, Shimane
was a district located in Shimane, Japan until 2004. The population before dissolution is 4,315 with the total area of 432.72 km².-Merger:*On November 1, 2004, the following two towns below merged into the city of Masuda and the district dissolved.**Hikimi...

 (the towns of Mito
Mito, Shimane
was a town located in Mino District, Shimane, Japan.On November 1, 2004, Mito, along with the town of Hikimi, also from Mino District, was merged into the expanded city of Masuda....

 and Hikimi
Hikimi, Shimane
was a town located in Mino District, Shimane, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Hikimi, along with the town of Mito, also from Mino District, was merged into the expanded city of Masuda....

) and Mino District
Mino District, Shimane
was a district located in Shimane, Japan until 2004. The population before dissolution is 4,315 with the total area of 432.72 km².-Merger:*On November 1, 2004, the following two towns below merged into the city of Masuda and the district dissolved.**Hikimi...

 was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Iwami Airport
Iwami Airport
is an airport located Masuda, a city in the Shimane Prefecture of Japan. It is also known as Hagi-Iwami Airport due to its location near the city of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Contrary to what the name may make one think, it is not near the old town of Iwami, being about a 2 or 3 hour drive...

 is located in Masuda.

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