Onoda, Yamaguchi
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Onoda was a city
located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
, Japan
. The city was founded on November 3, 1940.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population
of 44,953 and the density
of 1,044.20 persons per km². The total area was 43.05 km².
On March 22, 2005, Onoda was merged with the town of San'yō, from Asa District
, to form the new city of San'yō-Onoda.
Cities of Japan
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located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :...
, 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...
. The city was founded on November 3, 1940.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population
Population
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of 44,953 and the density
Population density
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of 1,044.20 persons per km². The total area was 43.05 km².
On March 22, 2005, Onoda was merged with the town of San'yō, from Asa District
Asa District, Yamaguchi
Asa was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The district had an estimated population of 22,781 within a total area of 89.89 km² ....
, to form the new city of San'yō-Onoda.